Many parents of high schoolers may think Advanced Placement (AP) courses are limited to affluent, ambitious and mostly white students. The same goes for AP's counterpart, the IBO, or International Baccalaureate Organization.
Educators are working to spread these college-level programs to the • growing number of youth in the U.S. If the U.S. wants to be known as globally competitive in academics, high schools oughc to do a much-improved job at prep-aring students for college. An attempt is being made to
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school clubs and various other · ·'.:.. groups. Students are able to purcha.se tkkets for ~µarter _each, a1.1~ ~ .ff: they c~nuse.these tickets tq partic~- '1!-pate.i11yari9us games. This year s , • activities included a rock-paperscissors tournament, free card 21,playing, henna body art, ''piea_..Pomalink,"thumb wresthe · world ··'"' .•.· In these ,,/ ·"' tling tournament, a dunk young tarik:,and sumo wrestling. peoples' All sorts of food were m i n d s , available, also, such as ''fall'' usu- cookies, slu~hies,suckally _means · ers, popsicles,puppy nothing oth- . s-v~0 chow, popcorn, ana er than ''back · ·· \~,.,,~ 0 ~e~ soda. to school." To <o'<>"~-~o-v'- Besides fun, Festivus break _thi~awful 0 e~~' 00'f..e~,-,,. also had another goal: to r~ise association, the 0 --o~ e~..._,.,,<;;e,.,,>i...~ oney for school organiza- students of Lincoln <?'(:-. 0 ~ ,.,,..._0?jr::J,1>'- tions. With every High have made an f?:>i'~ brownie attem~t to, instead, as- · sociate ''tall'' with ''fun." Af- ter a one year hiatus, that attempt is being made again. In other words, Fall Festivus is back.
Festivushas, in the past, been an afternoonfull of fun and games for all students. Classes dismi~searly, to let the student body spill onto· the front lawn and engage. in a plethora o,. e X -
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graduation rate over those who don't, it's reasonable to encourage more high schools to tak~~evel CIDirses.
n program, IB, de an intery recogn1zeejfctiploma for expatriates,'~nd is in only nt of US high schools. '· pnprofit International anization in Ge, three educational ts aged 3 - 19 urriculum calls knowledge and 'de of academics language fluency in or those who aim for a careerw1ma global outlook or college in another country should have a preference for IB because of its acceptance in universities overseas.
• As with AP, students can take individual IB classes, but if students go for the IB Diploma Programme, it's a more strenuous regime requiring foreign language fluency, a 4,000-word research paper, and a lengthy final exam.
IB and AP provide a solid foundation for your future achievements. You will learn from a variety of perspectives, examine different points of view, and see yourselves as part of the world community. For further information on these programs, please see the IB program coordinator, Mr. Heinemen.
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school kids spend their sumnier breaks. Several of them w9rk, volunteer, play ·on sports teams, take family vacations, and hang out with friends. For Will Bennet (12) and BenitQ Sanche z (11 ), their summer was spent in a much more unique way: This summer, for the entire month of July, the two friends were parj:icipating in the USC Summer Seminar Program · at the Univer1sity of Southern California located in Los Angeles, California - The USC Summer
amazing- there's no doubt about it whether or not I'd want · to go back I'd • go back in a hearth eat. It was 'One of the most. · fun things I have ever done.''
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1course with a ·activities they were able to partake in. ''It , meaning that was really cool working with everythingoth boys made _ about USC- the staff , the students in the 1about $600 program, the campus, and just the city hile being itself," said Sanchez
"The entire experience really helped · Orte aspect to give me a feel for what college will be he boys both like next year. It helped me get prepared :njoyed about · , in a lot of \Vays," says · Bennet. Sanchez he experience said, "Although I am only a junior and ·· as all the _ have plenty more time t o think ab ~ut it, , going to USC for college is definitely iffererit kinds 1ofpeople
· Seminars are offered to about 400 to · was because a goal of mine. I would want to major in Cinema." Bennet, on the other hand, hey met. The 500 high school. students each summer and it allows you to take a college-based course while getting a feel of the college · atmosphere.
- Both Bennet and Sanchez found_ out ab()ut the opportunity from Mr. Heinemen,- and Mrs. Koch Johns, as well as upperclassmen that had gone in the · previous years. This was Bennet's second time attending and he had just as much fun this time as he did before. During his first year, Bennet took the course · ''Writing for ·the Co\lege Bound Student." This year, he took an acting course. Sanchez took a co11rse1on playwriting. Sanchez said, ''It was absolutely • • rogram 1s of the Wallis Annenberg Scholarship.
''Everything about the trip · was completely !international mid they were 'able to work rn:_w-:-Q:-;L,-;H1TS1'"':'st::".u~d-:-en-:ts"'."""'sp-e--_n-:-t"l"Ju'"'l!""y"'"in--:,,-So-u-:t-;-he-rn~C,;-al-;,i£,:,o-rm"'"a-a-:-t~thre""1U;,,;-ni,-v-er' th l 1s1tvfor a summer senunar prol!;ram. · 1 peop e paid for", said Will. ''The airfare, tuition, room and board, fie\d trips, and trips ·to Disney Worlcl and the beach and anywhere else we went.'' The only money the boys needed was for additional food when on field trips or for any souvenirs.
The benefit of the program works is that it pays you money for passing your classes Sanchez passed his playwriting course with an A+ and Bennet passed his
'from China, Hong Kong, Russia, Italy, Australia, South Korea, and many more. Not only did the two love meeting people frqm · all over the world, they als o loved the -overall experience. They sure had a chance of a lifetime and were opened up to so many more opportunities, They · were exposed to the c9llege campus life, the L A culture, amazing weather, the ocean; and the ma:ny great field trips/ • -
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Lincoln High gr 'ad and well known speechwriter · of one of America's great visionary presidents, John F . . Kennedy, has now written a • new speech that he wants the · 2008 Democratic nominee to give. The .speech . talks about how this country has gone down these soon ~o be • eight Republican years, and how we need to focus on the ·. real issues that we face as a nation.
Theodore Sorensen had worked with president Kennedy for eleven years as · a S enatorial assistant and , then as a special counsel and adviser in the White House.
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would want to major in Acting/Theatre. ''I'd love to go to USC fpr college next year. However, it is a lot of money so I would have to figure out a way to pay for · it first," he says.
Both Bennet and Sanchez have had a · wonderful opportunity that has changed their lives in so many ways. If you want any more information, talk to Mr. Heinemen or Mrs. Koch Johns ''Take advantage of every opportunity that comes your way~don't ever ·let it pass you by," says Bennet. ''That is so corny-but I concur, dude," Sanchez says, "Oh-and make sure you bring enough underwear," he adds
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Lincoln High Boy's Tennis
By Heidi Paneitz
The Boy's Tennis season is just getting started and they .are off to a good start. • They opened up with the Lincoln Highinvite on Saturday August 25 th • The number two doubles.team Alex Ogden ( 11) and Jeff Brokaw ( 11) (I need last names and grades) placed 4th ov~r all. The boys defeated Northstar on · · _ ·August 29 th 6-3 but fell to Fremont on August 31st 0-9 Colin Dragon (12) Jacob Adams (12) Craig Doering (12) and Michael Hart ·( 11) altem<1:t~between the number one spot and the number four spot. Coach Ward says . he is still trying to get the - lineup figured out: but that his players are very competitive. The Liltl(steam has five juniors and five seniors. Junior Varsity and Reserve teams are coming along well and have had good numbers of guys coming out. TheLinks have plenty more meets this year like the HAC Tournament on September 28 th at Woods Tennis Center and the State tournament on October 11th - and 12t~at Tranquility park - Jacob Adams (12) serves in his in Omaha. They are looking ·matGh against Fremont on Au- ·· forward to a successful and fun gust 3l~t. season. - · p~oto by Heidi Paneitz
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TWO ARTISTIC PIONEERS VISIT WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
Nebraska-WesleyanUniversityheld their annual ''Visions & Ventures"symposiumfrom September11tl, to September13th • This year's theme? ''Politics & the Arts''. Quotingan in-bookletsummarycum-missionsstatementfrom Nebraska-WesleyanPresidentFredrick Ohles: " [we have] called upon a wide array of artists and scholars who, through a variety of mediums,explore importantsocial and pe-liti-eal"issnes~f our1:i111e : '=Amotrgme various prominentnames who gracedthe stage of Wesleyan'sO'Donnell Auditoriumin the 3 days following,the universityswipedtwo notable artisticpioneers in their own right. Hip-Hop's ''Prophet of Rage", Chuck D (of Public Enemy),and Pulitzer-Prizewinning author Suzan Lori-Parks.
Chuck D (born Carlton Redenhouer) hails from Long Island, as the founder of revolutionaryHip-Hopgroup Public Enemy. Sincethe release of the group's on-wax debut ''Yo! Bum Rush the Show'' in 1987,Public Enemykicked in the door for talk of racial equality(or lack thereof), racial harmony,as well , as changein governmentand law. (If you're ' wondering,yes, you also might know now-TVreality star Flavor Flav from this very group.)
Havingflown in straight from performingat the Beijing Pop Festival in China with his fellow bandmates,Chuck was obviouslya bit jet-lagged, but nonethelessthrilled to be there. After further proving that fatigue can provide some of a man's more amusinganecdotes,Chuck wasted no time getting down to business. First up was the recording industry. "Let's spell out MTV now that's E-M-P T-Y-V.Empty V." The crowd applaudedand ''oohed" at Chuck's slick attack at the declining''music'' network. He added this piece of advice: "Don't try to get a barometerof black people watchingBET. Seriously,I mean this. It's a sliver of our lives but it's not all the way." He later spoke on the incrediblycontroversialissue of filesharing,also addressingthe RIAA's targeting ofcollege campusesengagingin illegal downloading. Chuck describedthat the recordingindustry's purpose,paraphrased,was to feed off of artists. "So when you can downloadsomethingand they don't get a cent? They ain't trying to hear that nope."
"I feel that governmentsare the cancers of civilization."
Chuck elaborates,"They keep people apart. Like; it'<;a wonderfulthing to have a passport,but at the same time I feel it's derogatory.Because I feel it's fi'**ed to [have] to go get permissionto go to the one wt.ridwe have; The · audacityof governmentsthat think they gonna keep us bymakin' you have to sign up to get to a spot, when God gave the planet to all. There's only one worlg." Thrgygl:J.g_qlli~ pr~~taJiou., C)l u~ D..was p oigna11t,hu.1110r9"u ~ ..n4eye-level.
The next night, we returnedto see the one-of-a-kindpermnality Suzan Lori-Parks. Lori-Parksis one of those people who are able If) change the atmosphereof a room as soon as she walks in. However,she is p--.obably most known for being the first African-Americanwoman to win the Pu,itzerrize for her off-Broadwayplay "Topdog/Underdog''i:i. 1002. It see1nedLori-Parks'main mission was to l1umanize :Lhewriting experiencefor those that aspired to her .,rofession. Revealingthe quirks and road blocks that even '~hemost authorsand/or playwrightsmust face often. Suzan 1nlso took time to discussthe 365 Days/365Plays project. he conceptof said project? Every day for a year, Suzan ori-Parkswrote an entire play. 24 hours.
"I startedwriting in 4th grade," Suzan recalls, '~' but I really believe that if you want to be a writer of if lyouwant to be an anything,you don't have to have started in the 4th grade. The famouswriter D.H. Lawrence he - well known for his novels - beganpaintingat age 40. So any time is an excellenttime to begin to walk your road," Suzan insured her audience. ''It's really what you make it, she later stated. "A lot of people say 'Oh I wanna, be an artist so I gotta move to New York,and I have to sit around at these cocktailparties and hobknob and what not' No, you just go there and make your work, and you put it on wherever. And if you just keep doing it, people will come. And you'll develop a following,definitely.And if I can develop a following,anybody can, really." '
Suzan had a stack of notecards,knownas ''suggestions,"which were introducedby her stating" and I've got a millionof them, so we gotta hurry up." A memorableclosing suggestion:"A lot of people think that when you 'make it' as an artist, it kind of gives you licenseto be a jerk. You see a lot of actors today, actresses,especiallyactresses know that you've been called upon to spread love." · Nicolas Brown
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Chuck D. speaks to a near capacity audience at the University of Nebraska Wesleyan. Chuck D. has been a key figure in music and Hip-Hop Culture.
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Developing Trend: Effects of Light Pollution
''For someone standing on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon on a moonless night, the brightest feature in the sky is not the Milley Way but the glow of Las Vegas, a hundred and seventy -five miles away."
David Owen (The New Yorker)
'Superbad' Only Superdecent
By Genni Bachinski
Actor/Writer/Producer Seth Rogan and producer Evan Goldberg hit it big last year with the raunchy comedy, Knocked Up. The film grossed $30,690,990 on opening weekend, so going into the theatre to see their newest creation, Superbad, there were high expectations. Unfortunately, they weren't quite met to their full potential.
Superbad, in which Rogan has a supporting role, tells the tale of Seth and Evan (Jonah Hill and Michael Cera, respectively), two high school seniors who are two weeks from graduation, thus on a mission to usher their senior year out with a bang. With raging hormones and anxiety about their futures at different colleges, Seth and Evan take on the teenage party scene and, as to be expected, much hilarity ensues. Seth and Evan's awkward friend Fogell (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) surprises the team by scoring a fake ID under the name of "McLovin," and somehow manages to supply an entire graduation party with alcohol. After an unlikely run-in with a pair of cops (Seth Rogan and Saturday Night Live's Bill Hader) at the liquor store, Fogell tags along with the officers as Seth and Evan continue in their struggles to make it to the party of the year.
Superbad accurately captures the awkward stages of adolescence, raging hormones, and the overall curiosity that teenagers usually have about the adult world. This movie does fall into the "teen sex comedy" category, and it is very vulgar at times. However, the transition between adolescence and becoming an adult isn't always a smooth one; there is bound to be some humiliation and some eye-openers along the way, and Superbad reflects this aspect of life.
Another category Superbad falls under is the "corning of age" category, which has always been popular with the -
teenage population. Films like American Pie and Porky's were widely successful with teenagers and that is not only because of the comedic situations portrayed in these films; it's also due to the fact that teenagers can relate to such content. Of course, some situations tend to be exaggerated for comedic purposes, but when it comes to topics such as finding your niche in high school, sexual curiosity, and an overall questioning of what's to come after high school, those are things that teenagers deal with every day and can relate well to when seen on the big screen. The "teen sex comedy" and "corning of age" labels may be somewhat cliche by now, but somehow films of such nature never seem to stop being successful, and Superbad proved this after grossing $33,052,411 on opening weekend.
There were moments in Superbad that had me nearly rolling on the floor with laughter, but Knocked Up still proved to be a much funnier film. One-liners are important in comedies and Superbad lacked in that department. Seth Rogan should have had a bigger role in this film, as he did in Knocked Up, because he really brings a lot to comedic situations on screen and is famous for his one-liners. Hill and Cera were very entertaining, however they are still relatively new to Hollywood and haven't been acting as long as Rogan has and it shows at times. I had expected to be laughing nonstop the entire movie, but thaty unfortunately, didn't happen.
Overall, I thought the movie was decent. It wasn't horrible, nor was it the best movie ever made. There were parts that I thought were especially well done, and then there were parts that weren't so impressive. It wasn't "super bad" but it wasn't "super awesome" either.
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'Ultimatum': Fitting End to Great Triology
By Russell Troxel
The Bourne Ultimatum is the third and final movie in the Jason Bourne saga, based on the novels written by Robert Ludlum in the 1980s. For those of you who haven't been following the trilogy, Jason Bourne, played by Matt Damon, is a super spy with no idea who he is, what he's done, or why countless government officials are trying to have him killed. By the third movie, a few of these problems have been solved, but plenty more have been added.
The movie opens with Bourne limping along a Moscow street, avoiding cops as he's grown accustomed to. Eventually, Bourne stops to dress his wounds and, as the disinfectant kicks in, hazy flashes of his past blur across the screen, stunning both Bourne and the viewers. These flashbacks are frequent, disturbing, and very explanatory, driving the plot amidst the intense violence and tension.
As Bourne starts uncovering more and more about his past, employees of his apparent origin, known as Treadstone, try harder and harder to take him out, along with anyone who so much as asks directions from him.
But all is not lost for Bourne; a few people are on his side, including Deputy Director Pamela Landy, played by Joan Allen, and ex-girlfriend Nicky Parsons, played by Julia Stiles. With their help, Bourne is able to outwit the CIA and their less than legal hired guns on his quest to remember just who he is and who took his life from him.
For anyone who loves political intrigue, high-paced action, or the other movies in the Bourne series, this is a must. Overall, this is a near-masterpiece of Hollywood in every sense of the word. However, like the rest of the world, this film isn't perfect. The filming of the major fight scenes make it seem like the camera is barely six feet away
from the actors, making a good portion of it blurry and hard to follow, at some points even jumpy, requiring viewers to guess at what happened in-between the split second strangling and equally instantaneous skull punching. Another problem is the lightningquick pace of the plot, along with a handful of superfluous characters whose only purpose seems to be to confuse you as to who ·they are, why they matter, or why they've just been killed. Still, these shortcomings are barely noticeable among the enthralling sound track, psychotic flashes of Bourne's past, and countless fists of fury.
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JAZZ WORLD MOURNS LEGEND MAX ROACH
NEW YORK NY -There irno argument to be made that we continue to lose many of our legends these days, and August 16th was ' ;/ no exception. Legendary 1J40's drummer Max Roach passed away at 83 at his home in New York. Max Roach was a frequeit recording artist for the legendary Blue Note label, as well as one of the last living artists from the postbop era, or rather a coIJ,ction of artists born of the Harlem Renaissance. An era which includes such magical artistry as that of Miles vavis, Dizzy Gilespe
Charlie Bird Parker and Thelonious Monk. Roach described his period of evolution in Jazz music; "The thing that the socalled bebop peri,d did was to free up the drummer from being a boom-boom-boom kind of player where you couldn't do anything else. J: freed up the bass drum so that you could emplpoy all sorts of accents and deal with the colors and dynamics of the instrumerl.t. To deal with the bass drum constantly makes it unmusical. If the musicians on the bandstand can't keep time, I feel S"rry for them." "He was the most melodic drummer of modem music," writes Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson, a culturally prominent drummer of Philadelphia Hip-Hop group The Roots. "Every concert I seen of his was him and him alone. No musicians, no one to give him a break. Just 75-90 minutes of excitement." Maxwell Lemuel Roach was born on January 10th. 1924 in Newla11d, North Carolina to parents Alphonse and Cressie Roach, before moving toBrooklyn, New York at 4 years old. Cressie Roach was a gospel singer, which led him to playing the drums in local gospel bands as young as 10. Roach was lucky enough to have his first large-scale performance at the young age of 16, as a temporary stand-in for Sonny Greer with the Duke Ellington Orchestra. In 1942, Roach teamed with schoolmate Cecil Payne to play clubs on 52nd Street as well as 78th & Broadway as Georgie Jay's Taproom. It should be of note that Max Roach was prominent in several walks of jazz music. Playing with those such as his aforementioned contemporaries, Coleman Hawkins, Bud Powell and Miles Davis. Max Roach was partially responsible (along with bassist Charles Mingus) for the Debut Records label. The inception spawned acclaimed LPs, "Jazz at Massey Hall", an inter-collaboration between Chartier Parker, Dizzy Gilespe, Bud Powell, as well as Roach and Mingus, as well as an LP helmed solely by the pair, "Percussion and Discussion" "I first heard Max when I was 14 the Massey Hall concert with Bird, Dizzy, Bud Powell, and Charlie Mingus," says Ginger Baker. "I was blownaway and was a huge fan of Max from that day on." He married singer Abbey Lincoln in 1962, who appeared on several of his releases, notably "We Insist!" and "Again", though they divorced in 1970. Roach continued to make riveting music throughout the 70s. In 1980, Max Roach received an astute status within the genre of Hip-Hop, by being one of the first Jazz musicians to perform with a Hip-Hop artist. Roach performed a show with Fab 5 Freddy and the New York Break Dancers. "Rare move from any artist who was steeped in one world to embrace [another] world not his own," says Thompson. "Sorta made my hard edged [dad] ease up and see this world of music I loved as an artform." Max Roach was well-educated on his instrument of choice, and shared his information with those who learned from his technique and words. Roach once stated. "Our creativity should inspire you to be creative, not imitative. The instrument is in your mind." Max Roach had performed throughout the 1990s, but in 2000 hydrocephalus complications began to hinder his activity. "To understand Max Roach," writes Thompson, "you must first accept the fact that in the world of musical soloists? - as in all instrumentation - he, in my opinion, is in the top ten of all time."
BY NICOLAS BROWN REVIEW:
MaxRoachinspiredmanya moderndrummer with hisinnovativeapproachtowardsrhythm
Selected Max Roach Discography:
''We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now
Suite'' (Candid 1960)
''Percussion Bittersweet'' (Impulse!)
''Drums Unlimited'' (Atlantic Records 1966)
''Percussion and Discussion'' (1976)
''Rich Versus Roach'' (AMIGA 1976)
''Untitled'' (AMIGA 1977)
''Long March'' (Hat Hut 1980)
Daniel Striped Tiger - ''Canital Cities-'-' 'J:'
BY ALEX DURRANT
• Imagine a plane of pure, white snow, completely barren and desolate of anything but yourself and the overpowering intensity of the cold and the landscape.
This is how Daniel Striped Tiger brings you into their latest album, Capital Cities, an intense mix: ture of sounds; combining jazz, punk, and the sounds of 80s post-hardcore bands such as Rites of Spring, 1' Frodus, and Fugazi.
; By taking drifting, ambient soundscapes and combining them with punk and off-kilter, angular J guitar lines, Daniel Striped Tiger has created a listening experience somewhat akin to Life at These Speeds, l Sinaloa, or even a calmer These Arms Are Snakes.
•• · What sets Daniel Striped Tiger apart, however, is their willingness to expand their angular postI hardcore/punk sound into a lush, expansive, and sometiines ethereal range of sounds. By doing this, DST ; has opened the album for more experimentation as well as the opportunity to be more adventurous further mildown the road, and created a far more interesting listen.
t The first song "Shadow In the Snow", is a cool and calm instrumental, conveying a sense of a wide j open field of snow, setting a stage for the intensity of the second song, "Defense Mechanism", a mid-tempo 'ii song featuring a winding guitar line and a very sudden silence, which slowly crescendos back up into the ; third song, "Flags and Capital Cities.''
The title track is a hug epic composition, coming in right after the end of "Defense Mechanism". Beginning with a distorted bass riff, the song leaps right into an intense assault of guitar, drums, and vocals ,; that doesn't let up, until twin-snaking guitar lines calm things down. Shortly in to the trackr, the songs feel I changes briefly, vocals being accompanied only by a snare drum and a guitar line composed entirely of ! controlled feedback. The song continues in the quiet/loud dynamic style until there is a huge gap of almost J l complete silence, when the song turns into a slow, snare driven instrumental, giving a grand sweeping i entrance for "Property Lust", which is one of the most intense tracks DST has ever recorded, switching from -~ ' angular guitar lines to double timed power chords and back again.
, The instrumental "Summit" is a huge wash of cymbals and feedback, seemingly pronouncing the " l arrival at the top of a mountain, and preparing the listener for the erratic and crash cymbal driven "Disconnection", a song in which both the music and lyrics fit the title of the song.
Capital Cities ends on a note of questioning, appropriately titled "People You Don't Know", full of ; lyrics that convey a loss of any knowledge of what this person's life has entailed of up until this point, using lines like "Last winter my eyes would fold down and hit the ground/This place fell down/Everyone's wrecked and hanging around".
Being only Daniel Striped Tiger's second full-length record, the album is still rough at the l edges, both in production and in song structure, showing both the band's do-it-yourself budget and I their newborn abilities to write longer and more epic songs.
All in all, Capital Cities is a stronger effort than Condition, DST's first full length, and only shows an opportunity for more improvement in the bands songs.
Devastation Across ·Mexican Coas es er Hurricanes Str·ike
by Emily Rejda
· Destruction and devastation has hit the Caribbean during this years hurricane season. The season came in peacefully but is leaving with a bang. Hurricane Dean started off the madness when it swept through the Caribbean August 19-22. Dean struck Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on Tuesday, August 21 as ,a catt;gory five hurricane bringing
· Hurricane Henriette struck Mexico on its we~t coast. Henriette rolled up the coast straight for Baja California only · reaching win<ls of 75 miles per hourand being classified as a category one hurricane. Henriette killed seven people • before it even made landfall on Tuesday, September 4.
ith each • urr1cane · hat hit K:amegreat amounts of idevastation.
was the slowest moving hurricane on record. Campbell also said "It was the
most horrendous ,;;
sound I have ever heard and I -have experience two tomados : I prefer tornados believe me."
Once the hurricane had passed Campbell, and her husband had to stay at the school for
Hurricanes have caused much hurricane as their own -1;storytell and derstands he pain that 'comes with each new oweverwill ever be able
with him winds ·of 165 miles per hour That same night after hitting Mexico's Gulf coastline Dean was downgraded to only a tropical _ · ut one · • ly can't three more days because all of· the roads had not yet been cleared. After _ Fallen trees were left scattered outside around the school to understand compound that Mrs. Campbell, her husband, and friends · what those nderstand he :amount of used to take shelter from Hurricane Wilma. people went · storm ~eaching winds of only 35 miles per ,·· photo courtesy of Sandra Campbell through The -
estruction hour.
Local
teacher Sandra Campbell from S~uthwest High School was in a hurricane that was _ similar to Hurricanes Dean and Felix.
Campbell was in Cane~, Mexico /li!,t\i • ..'=:"]::;,;<-.,., in October of 2005 when Humcane Ifill <mt: Wilma hit.· ;,ft
Following in ,,,. - "'"_ ·aused by Dean's path Hurricane · Local people wait outside tl1e gates of the school a hurricane Felix hit the Caribbean where Mrs: Campbell stayed during the hurricane. unless they The people were waiting to raid the rooms of what themselves · ever the tourists might have left behind in the class- were in the · as a category five . hurricane with winds topping 160 miles per hour. Felix first made rooms. photo courtesy of Sandra Campbell hurricane. landfall in Honduras and Nicaragua on Tuesday, September 4 with eighteen-foot storm surges. Hurricanes Dean and Felix niade record history. It was the first time that two category five hurricanes make landfall within the same season. Felix hit so hard that over a hundred people have
finally being able to leave the compound the guests ofthe resort boarded a bus and headed back to their resort. They • remained at the resort for six days with no running water or electricity. They had to remain at the hotel for the extra six · days because the hurricane had destroyed the terminals and tarmac at the airports. Eventually after communication had improved flights were able to come in and · take home the tourists that still remained
expenence of a hurricane is something that a person will never forget. Campbell said, "Now, whenever a hurricane is in the news my "feelers" immediately go on alert and I relive much of the experie nce in my mind."
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Campbell Was ill Mex1·co · ·\liiil ,with her husband and two friends. They had planned to !stay for six days but as a result _ ;of the unplanned hurricane - · hey'ended up enjoying only !four days of their vacation and spending six more in a Mexican school, followed by another six ,days b a ck at the resort without · unning water or electricity.
The fourth evening they were :!\n Mexico was the evening · _ After the hurric~ne had pas~ed Mrs. Campbell, her '~'they were evacuated from husband, and her friends were finally allowed to go • ,, ,,,,.11.heirresort. The school they back to their resort which had little structural damage r\ltzi'.:t1!ii!!stayed out had average sized but the grounds and pool were covered with fallen · classrooms in which 25-30 trees and debris. photo courtesy of Sandra Campbell
A tree was ripped from the ground outside of the people were cramme~ into. The -school compound where Mr. and Mrs. Campbell rooms still had the chairs and desks in Cancun. _ _ _ _ and their friends stayed at throughout the in them leaving little ro()m. The walls. After Campbell's experience she hurricane. photo cowtesy of Sandra Campbell in and around the compound were said, ''Well, I remember saying to my all concrete walls. They didn't even have mother that - I would never complain about already been reported dead and that count real windows. The windows were made of anything ever again as I was so grateful continues to rise each day. So many of wooden slats that didn't keep out the rain. that we did not get hurt or killed." She the fishermen and ships that w~re at out · · During the time Campbell ·also said, "I am rnore appreciative of at s ea were not given even notice to make spent at the school was when the eye of simple things like working ~at~ooms, it back to shore before ~he_sudden storm the storm hit. Campbell said, ''The eye running water; and commun1cat1on hit and people are cont1numg to find more of the hurricane lingered an entire day Hardly a w eek goes by that I don't think · and more people and ships scattered along and norn;ially only lingers an hour or of that experience. I wasn't sure at on=e= shorelines.
By Natalia Ledford
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ear 20SO ;e st ern Sea, form~~ don't Wantto b · ts Upto us by ear. I got on the bus early Sunday morning and started rolling outh. I · ,felt so Unitedb a Y ~own as N scubadiving · towards Iowa. I had no idea that the day would hold one of the
an t remember th Y 1 the ~1ghtof all t: raska"in the most incredible ~xperiences of my life.
On my way there I _ learned that the event was being held
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J >·,,, of thes 111llty.It turned out, about 12,000 other people had the £ +oil., i" ::&\f:\t1··1tll+fr: :~.,v,,<j~,;rl&Jitli 40 •' -eyes. Yet Ire lr~dicuJousJyf.a111Was
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The trip first got interesting when a near-inu-
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: eopJe. I Phys1ca]JyintiJnj an:ed feet per minute everyone realized it would ·Q;or.11 • • - r..,n_p~rson the}'.w· dating "'J r voa - - - - - eren 't be faster to walk. The .bus driver, however, \ton ; 111awa ss kj: Iti - -refused to open the door to let anybody __ ioJde as shorter and Bid;r, CJ1nout. She had directions to keep the group 'fo r. A s they stood en Was together. T~irigs escaladed quickly when · • ,S '.th:e the spe~ches,I rear?und bea lot of arguing started up, _pe?ple began J ' _;, , • ,£.ll • p fit Y We;e Just nor aJized that demanding refunds for their tickets and 8 ot-rn'=dwarasJnc1 ' "·•,., , •... , ; Wasn t until the maJPeople. one woman threatened to call the cop s It Peeches from otheJoet3tdenlisten t "' .. ,.,,. ' i[ U~derstoodhow~ spoke that was intense, but I feel compelled to mention that Photorbcandidates.· 0 · · ,so Idolizedin th ey became · we hig~ school aged students rema~ne~ quiet, ~alm and Y NataliaLedford _ _ '.¥'as their Word: tirstplace.It seated in the back of the bus. We decided to sit back and analyze :j Ati>';.t ~tarstruck that left me · the situation from - a psychological perspective as we identified the Y1:r!ii!JrJf~, 't E~ h · vario~s primitive_ methods of dealing w~th frustration be~ng used by t;/!li:•;:;~:~broµght th~· one of_ them the middle aged nng l~ader~ of the rebellion. We then re~lized that we , _ _ _ ,,. , .,., , _, , w•.·••,, ,._..<"t he PUl it Ir 0 wn thing to _ we~e actually the_most intelligent people on the bus and enJoyed
a'raclR Barna approacfles tlie crowa. of thempinsa~d each one a silent P?wer tnp.
Finally a g_r~updecisi~n was made to get off the ?us ii
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; :-tartoff said _Weneed t ardson spokeabouc~ed on. Educatio111 pas~ing up cars on foo~. A lot of ~eople complained about _· ·- i ')f ' oar of a W i th gettingrid of O 111ak~our school Ut.1tasone of hisk n ~aving_t? walk._ My mind automati~ally went to that_scene ,, __ ;:~L>i~:· ' boutreU:ause. Anotherhfl!oc;h1JdLeft Behs_be~~er , and I WoufY m " Invisib!e Children" ~h~n thous~ds o~Ugandan children , 1 I · _,, :;:,J) :fhe pow ng 111oraJity to 1?1:J1ghtwas B Ind, followedb d walked rmles down a sirmlar looking dirt ro~d, barefoot :•:;_;,(' :·othin ;r, they shouldbe P011t1cs."PoJiticiarackObama's s e Ya They h~d to do that eve!')'. day: I won~ered if they ever ,i . •.· :,1Eve g . lit genuinely O ab?utthe princi shouJ_dnot be~ ech complained, (Actually, I Just lied-1 didn't wonder that .,, · ost singlecandidat! od Vibes. Flisch P!e, he said. He bout at all. I already knew how h~d core Ugandan kids are. :Was 1~Portantthin th served as a briJJi ar1$111aWasoutst 8e_toff I was just looking for a dramatic way to make the point ' e on its Wayto A! - _atthey each talkantspeaker, howe and1ng. that Americans are lazy'. Really, re~lly lazy.) iy::;1 :;t;:t};;;* rin1110stcliche and r:ri.ca, and for the b:d about washowver.The But the_day went on. After w~g about 2 rmles we ~l!;/;i/~!tifi:'l~tz W ' t e g up, bu~none tbe dictabJethingfor tter. :\-nd of cours chan~e assembled in a random field, not unlike th~ hundr~ds of Jqf~;fJ;~)!i P en nd s up ~e1nga de Jess, I believed tha presidentialcand·e thats cows we passed on our way there Almost immediately •r ':Bu 1 e. De~p1teWhoit 1?0crator a repubJ em ~II. You see idate to we headed fo~ the stage wh~re the candidates :"ou~d , s a~~istration. Is, our _nextpresi Jean, _1tWon' t mat ' w_hether soon be speaking. We made it to the near-front Just in /. cP;ak W1th1nsince.t There1ssimply dent W1JJbe foJJo _ter1n that time before the crowd closed in. ' We were so close. It Hi·· : n any case I thii aboutchange no room for any Win~up the then hit me that within ten minutes I could be looking , • ountry. Thos~s ee thatthingsare 1 . · _ cand1date to at the future president of the United States. l suddenly Photo b - ·,, •...."' h~vefaith that p c~es left me With 00.kingup for the got ~ob~ebum,Ps as I fi~all~ took a mo~ent to mentally gr~sp Y NataliaLedford d enuine advocate t:n~rica's next pres•: sens~ of hopeand~tur: o~ our _ the significance of my situation. What with charter bus mutinies and b. ay abouta thou r 0 ~r People. 0 1 ent W1JJbe a r 1nsp1rat1on. chaotic highway hiking beforehand, I never had a chance to stop and w·thigfan_of poJiticiasand times in my hn the bus ridehome~J Jeader and ,a think about wh~t I ~as about to _witness wi~ my ~w-~ ey~s. 111 1 · I think that's w ns, despiteWhichevead. I'm usuan e replayed the I was standing right at the bnnk of a turning pomt in history. Today I' ys~lfhonestlyliki hy the day was so er P~y they affli not one to _ be a I might witness a speech from the first female or African American a 111right. I hope chng ea~hand eve incred1bJefor me ate themselves · president. I might he ar words of inspiration coming straight from re st0red sense of ~ge 1scoming~;n;: 0 ~ the peopJe Wh/JecauseI found Pnde for being an A a~in a Year and hospoke. I hope . ~L1encan. a a]fI Willhave
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Fall Break Drivers Education Class
Oct. 22-26 8:00am-12:3QpmRm 400 4600 Va.HeyRoad
After January1, amstudents i.viHbe requiredtci hoId a Leaner's permit for 6 monthE}Sbefore obtainfng the POP. For more information, contact:
Dori Cunnir1gham
NESC Director of Ttafflc Safety (402) 483- 2511 ext. 116
dcur1rrl.ngham@nesafetycouncil.org
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• By David Frenzel
Welcome to The ''Official Lincoln High Lanyard'' Era. Please enjoy a norm that is open to revision. I believe we should ask ourselves whether we your stay. should have the policy in the first place. If the policy was to increase safety
As LPS has begun to take measures to keep students safe, the first and security, why has the policy changed so many times? Did the district not measure is the required Lanyard Student/Staff ID tag. Consequently, I've anticipate the cost of the program? Teenagers are· forgetful the mere fact noticed on several occassions how both doors are unmonitored at certain times that IDs would be forgotten or lost had to be an issue that was considered of the day. Which means any potentail criminal or predator could walk into before the policy was carried out, right? LPS gave a direct mandate in the the building as long as they know how to open a door. Along with the new form of little peach pamphlets at the beginning of the year that outlined the policy, one might think that LPS has also increased the number of Campus policies; however, it's hard for students to follow when mandates are subjec t ' Security advisors at LHS, correct? Actually there is one less supervisor this to change (which is the antithesis of ''mandate''). year. Apparently, IDs really do make us safer.
Concerning this mandate - Yes, I understand it's all about ''safety
The truth is, lanyards only provide ID to determine the name(s) of and security.'' However, by telling students over and over that we have to potential aggressor§. Furthermore, if someone really wanted access to our uphold security, aren't the administration and the district just making us fear halls or any hall in the LPS district, a fake ID could be easily manipulated. each other, our school, and the outside world? Just in case you think I'm ...,. }t=-mu:st=l'>eooRs.i€l~r~d4;ha b !Ils -are a ork, in..,.prQg r.e.ss, so h 9 w are IDs .
overreacting or being too disgruntled about nothing ... they are now giving us progressing? Let us look to the Evolution of the Temporary ID... luncli oententions to prov rnow'-"s erious t, ~ tk@3/.;_I=€•taking.this iss_u_e•This wa s, supposed be a little thing, but the administration has made it a big issue.
Int . he beginning, there were the black (non-breakaway) lanyard with a little white card and a T sticker.
On the second day, they ran out of black lanyards and decided to use black yarn, yes, yarn.
This also begs the question: What's Next?
What is Lincoln High going to look like in 10 years? Will we h av e
On the third day, they ran out of white cards and decided those were metal detectors? Random searches and seizures? Cameras in every corner? ineffective so they switched to yellow cards.
·Barbed wire with huge metal fences? How far are they willing to go and And on the fourth, they ran out of yarn and made stickers with no ''T'' violate our rights to increase security, to achieve that great silver lining of sticker, and we all know how important the ''T'' sticker is ... some days. ''true safety''? And when the district constructs the mindset of a prison, will . Until the fifth day they finally bought the ''official'' temporary yellow lanyard our behavior reflect it? Will we follow them willingly (like nothing ever ·· with matching sunflowerIDs. happened)? Or are we going to do something about it and stand up for what . . ''But not so fast," said the district. ''We don't have the cash to pay for we believe in? · these!'' ,.;.
These questions are not being addressed, and they should be taking it
So on the sixth day, they decided to give us stickers, yes - stickers. - seriously.
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Finally, on the seventh day, the district looked upon the situation and Let us recall the words of Benjamin Frankin: ''Those who would said it was good... · · give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary sirfety, deserve neither
Given that we have all these complications and loopholes, the policy · · liberty nor safety." clearly isn't accomplishing its goals. We are still at risk ,and the ID is simply · ,.,.,;::~i=''°''~:,,:::;:-:,i!Y4~,;~~r,;f/f;::CX-:?:':':'ii(':=:~~-RC:~=:;;;ttf~j.t' Fun dam eqta'. ,Jj 1 "1fl 0t liJ1eaft11J 1ip ·ccu patio ns
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ByTramKieu
Eeonomics· is a course that fundamentally answers the question of how our economic system functions and how money drives our daily lives. Recently, Mr. Perry's first and second period economics classes have been · diligently researching, listening to speakers, and taking notes on selected economics topics to present to the Lincoln community in October. Their topics range from renting or owning ahome, the National Guard, credit or debit cards, retirement plans, insurance and managing finances.
. Mr. Perry has been teaching for · the past seven years as an economics and psychology teacher at Lincoln · ·High. Through many months of lengthy writing and revising, he successfully received a Sfate Farm Insurance Grant Knowing his students wouldn't fail ._ him and using State Farm's motto of commitment to ''meeting the needs of our community by focusing on Safe Neighborhoods, Strong Neighborhoods and Educational Excellence," State Farm considered Lincoln High for its service learning programs that integrate classroom curriculum with community service.-In hopes to incorporate learning and fun through these programs, Mr. · Perry believes that, ''LHS students and the community will use this grant to its . potential and as a great way to internalize
• through State Farm and provides students with a budget of $34,000; which includes Matt Maw, a student aid, a camera, a ·projector, a laptop and other accessories to help students in researching and presenting their topics. Starting October 12th, stude11tswill present at locations which include: Ms. Linda Lopez;s ELL class, Mr. John Bra dy's Personal · Finance class, the Lighthouse, the Arts and Humanities program, BryanLGH ' Medical School and WICS. The programs conclude on November 13th with a banquet hosted by State Farm to ·_reward ·students for their hard work and com.initment to service learning.
LHS Grad has Great Success
ByTramKieu
Columbia junior Nhu-Y Ngo appears to be a gold star · student to the average person, but part time super woman? I think so. In a typical week, Ngo lends an active hand to the coQJ.lllunity,fights social injustices and promotes political awareness. To top it all off, her summer was spent working in the Pacific slander American Vote, the Department of Justice's Civil Righ ts Division,and interning for the Organization of Chinese Amer icans.
This Nebraskan, born in Vietnam, lived in Lincoln for - Ill the 14 years with her family of six; After graduating from Lincol High in 2005 with 30 scholarships in hand to fund her college tuition, Nhu-Y applied to Columbia University in New York on a whim and got accepted. Of the 30 scholarships, the Jac].cie Robinson Foundation/Coca-Cola Scholarship paved a boundless - four-year tuition, mentoring and leadership development program for her.
• Despite the hardships and culture barriers, Nhu-Y'sperseverance has made her into an even stronger civic advocate for Asian Americans and acknowledged by many for her achievements in and outside of school.
# ::;:;,;," - · Nhu-YNgo, hard at.;j homework. •
new skills and information.''
Get to Know the NeW LHS Teachers
r. Toalson (Associate principal) r -r. P1erce (Social Studies) rs. Bonkiewicz (World e ·Students . . and the staff.
• The people and the • uniqueness. e diversity, attitude, and each ·other · . By Erin Krenk .n marching band playing the trombone ways .,.., busy . . ery gradefocused. athlete. .i.:,~ VIS Presley. e Jackson Five. 1mon · and Garfunkel ount1ng .Crows. , cnanne · stirf all the provocative . • en. en dressed as a Christmas '
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. second period Economics class.
Photo by Tram Kieu
PLANET EARTH
Part ·One of J.nvestigation .
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On August 1, 2007 the · at a press conference on August 4, : with minor injuries. There was B abineau, was in a pickup approximate thousand foot I-35W 2007. Chairman of the National · -about 100 people injured in the tr.uck and on the bridge, when Minneapolis Bridge, a bridge · Transportation Safety Board said collapse out only eight are still in · the span buckled. ''All the cars , ·that over 140, 000 cars travel that inspectors would be going to the hospital ranging froni good to disappeared. I had a free fall and 0 · over each day collapsed
into the Mississippi
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; "1'1thought my back might have River. It was reported
· 'b•een b ro.ken ''The c· oast . that hundreds of cars, ".,.,,mm • ;Guard had closed off a nine-
on their way home from work or to the Twins / baseball game, were on the bridge wb~n it · collapsed. Many cars ·plunged 60 feet into the · . raging Mississippi waters 1 below. About 100 peopl~, I some of whom were children, were injured and thirteen people were killed in the disaster. The road was already under ' construction because · · of its surface, not for structural reasons. The
state of Minnesota had
Tb.e I-35W bridge days after its collapse. known the bridge had problems with the metal holding up the the bridge site to investigate why bridge for decades. The bridge the bridge fell. The report would had gone through an inspecti.on take about a year to complete. _ the previous year and passed but · Minneapolis Governor, Tim needed ~ome "'touch-ups''. · Pawlenty askedif Pi-esident Bus ;h
The eight-lane bridge would declare tge bridge collapse had been narrowed down to s:ix . a major disaster so ·th .e state could lanes, .three east and three west ·· .get federal money. The emergency ' · to keep the bridge active. Over responses alone would cost more one hundred people called in ' than eight million dollars. just minutes after the 6:05pm · The federal government · · collapse and hundreds more kept is making five millio n dollars calling until help had arrived for ·.available for removing debris the~. It has been three weeks and to adjusting the traffic flow. · si11cethis disaster· and aU:thoritie~.• Homeland Security Department . ·have now found the last missing say~ that the collapse is in no way person in the rubble. The last terrorist- related. Although it is missing person was one of the · . still unknown why the bridge had eighteen construction members collapsed, it was see~ on a security working on the bridge at the camera near the bridge that it had time. ''This is the fir·st tiine in shifted from where it.originally a very long time we have seen - was, A school, bus had be~n on something like this happe1;1.: tlie brtdge wheri it had collapsed. This is the second time we've · Many people ·doubted the worst, seen a bridge of this -magnitude that the kids on the bus became go down without a specific victims of this catastrophe but · reason.'' states Mary E. Peters to· · w~th bowed heads, th€y prayed MSNBC, secretary of the Federal · for their survival. Fortunately, the
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lmile area of the Mis ,sissippi 1 River so divers could continue jworking. In response to the 1collapse, two of the three ;uridges, Highways 23 and 123 lover the river, were inspected ~o make sure ·they could be !used. Federal officials alerted !states with bridges over the ·· ,ississippi to inspect all of !their bridg es. The Federal ~ ~ighway Administration has ~rged all states with St~el ldeck bridges to inspect them · '' '" , ,~ ··.for possible deterioration. ·
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by Bnttany Freeman M 1 A u st 5
· 1nneapo 1s on ug , serious conditions. Eyewitnesses 2007 for a news conference and · say that they were .walking on the · said ''the federal government sidewalk near the b ridge when · must respond and respond · · they heard a ru~ble and saw !:1 quickly to help these people there · cloud of dust, Others say that not only ·recover, but to mak 7 · they heard a wh oshing sound sure that the bridge gets built as then a muffled thud fr~m their quickly .as possible.'' At another apartments. One eyewitness says visit to Minneapolis, Bush stated, that he was riding his bike on the ''our message to the Twin Cities adjacent bridge when he heard is we want to · get this bridge a boom and then saw a cloud 0f rebuilt as quick as possible''. · dust. · •l; ' - · · · · In response to the . Another says that he was on . · president's speech, Americans the Mississippi in a paddleboat are questioning what Bush~s when he heard a big splash of prioritie ·s are for the ·United .. water when the bridge h~d hit States ~It seems that he's been · the water. Witnesses say tha t · there was also an eerie silence soon after and "didn't hear sirens for about ten to fifteen minutes. Witnesses had also reported the bridge shaking from jackhammers.just befor~ · the accident. Gary Babineau, 'a · construction worker, was on the · bridge on his way home from work ''When it fell'' he sa\d, · ''I saw the whole bridge fall i
caring more about the war 1 than the needs of this country. · . ··· Recently, he has asked for an increase in war funds ·from Congress. But, when Hurricane Katrina hit, it had taken Bush about a we.ek to get down to Louisiana but in a few days, he was over in Minneapolis · It makes people ask, what are · Presid~nt Bush's priorities for · this country?
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by zacharyJames
Forty-five years ago on the 22 of October the United States was stunned to hear an address to the nation from president Kennedy telling them that the American government has been maintaining close surveillance of a Soviet military buildup on the island of Cuba just ninety miles from the state of Florida.
er11Hemisphere as an attac\{. by the Soviet Union on the United States, requiring a full retaliatory response upon the Soviet Union." President Kennedy also called upon Chaimlan Khrushchev of the Soviet Union, " to halt and eliminate this clandestine, reck_less,and provocative threat to world peace and to stable relations between our two nations." Though a serious situation had just unfolded
'' Within the past week, unmistakable evidence has established the fact that a series of offensive rnissile sites is now in preparanot every American was , d b h •. /~ ·. tion on that imprisoned island. The purpose of these _ bases can be none other than to provide a nuclear strike capability against the Western Hemisphere." President Kennedy said as the nation and the world watched with the fear that we were on the brink of a nuclear war.
President Kennedy went on to say, ''It shall be the policy of this Nation -to regard any nuclear missile launched from Cuba against any nation in the West-
wome , ecause t ey new rr:&1';/ they were in good hands 'r1vr,. l'I' t,: '";\>! as Kennedy was president. !L · As Khrushchev had been underestimating Kennedy's strength and ability to lead, President Kennedy announced that this country would not tolerate an irresponsible act or threat such as this from the Soviet Union or any otl1er nation
Acting in securing and protecting the United State~ and the entire Western Hemisp~ere,
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Kennedy directed immediate steps be taken. The biggest and most imponant decision president Kenned 'l had taken in his
presidency was dutjng this crisis when he decided to place a naval blockade · arot1nd Cuba to prevent the Soviet Union from shipping in more missiles and military supplies. Kennedy also demanded that the missiles and destruction sites on Cuba be -
an dismantled
By the end of his speech
President John Kennedy had said, '' My fellow citizens, let no doubt that this is a difficult and dangerous effort on which we set out. No one can foresee precisely what course it will take or what costs or casualties will be incurred." "The path we have chosen for the present is full of , 5~azards, .as_ all paths ;are; but 1t 1s the one ,,. :most consistent with t' t. our character and ·~•- courage as a nation and our commitments around the world. The CO;;tof freedom is always high, but~ericans have always paid it. A 1d one_ path we shall never choos~, and that is the path of surrencer or submission." "Our goal is int the victory of might, but the vindication of right; not peace at the.expense of freedom,
but both peace and freedom, here in this hemisphere, and, we hope, around the world. God willing, that goal will be achieved."
After abo ut two weeks of American worries, Kennedy and Khrushchev had made an agreement for the safety of the citizens of the world ahd for a long and lasting peace between · both countries. Khrushchev agreed with Kennedy that Soviet Union would turn back their ·ships and remove all of the ballistic missiles from Cuba; Kennedyagreeq with the Soviet Union that the United States would not try to invade Cuba like we did in the year earlier. The United States also removed their missile sites that were in Turkey. ·In 1963 President Kennedy also singed the Test Ban Treaty, for the preservation of world peace and the safety of all nations. Kennedy said before, that showed true on those days of maximum danger, ''Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate."
Vista South.
byE.milyRe)la
The band then played at The Lincoln High March- the Lincoln Public Schools ing Band continues on their Marching Contest, which was s tre a held on Sft1urday, October 13 of supe- ; •· at Seacrest Field. At the Linrior on -···_ · coln Public Sschools Marchratings. _.__ .,,r,, ing Contest the band received
T h e ·· · another superior one rating. band at- ' _·
The band has one final tende as a contest forthis season. They the Co..: ie be ; will play at the Nebraska lumbus · ',tween State Bandmasters AssociaMarch- i n, - tion State 11,farching Contest ing In- c o 1 n on Saturday, October 20. v i t ..a - South- Lincoln High will compete tiona a s t l. in the Clas~ AA competition on Au- ,.:ita n d and perfonn at 7:30 PM. The g u s ··•·• ,· 1Papil- ~chools ii competing in the 2 9. I _ ion La Class AA division will comColum- · · · Vi s ta pete at ~t1illard South High bus theThe Lincoln High Band marches down the streets ofsouth. S-;hool. b a n ddowntown Columbus for the Columbus Marc_fil.~gInvitar e _tional on August 29. photo by Emily Rejda ceived a superior one rating. They were among fifteen bands to receive a superior one rating in the field competition. In the Parade Class AA division Elkhorn took second and Mil- in sec on lard North came in first. The was Lincol Sweeps.takes Winner in Co- East Hig lumbus was Millard North. ·S c h o o 1
Then at the Links Con- The Gran test, held at Beechner field on Champio Saturday, October{>, the band was a tie bereceived yet another superior tween Linone rating. At the contest there coin South- 0 · Sh H · M Neely and s .11 _ rum maJors annon ams, eagan , "'va were se~enteen ClassAAb~ds ea s_t. an dYoon direct the band down the street at the parade in t,e ~ompeting at1;1d a btotaldofAthirtyt
photo by Emily Rejda
Photograpl1 courtesy of Genni Bachinski
Mr. Bill Zuspan accepts Teacher of the Year award at the Spirit Railey
_ ~y pajgefimffimsQp,!kr'" · · school with others who are struggling wi"
Let s face the facts, possibly the maJ(!nty of our peers have ~xpe~mented with often believe that once you start recove alcohol or drugs The problem.of prev~~!1ng drug 1;1sehas l<?ngbeen ~1scussed. We Because they also think that evervc now have new 1ssu~ con~ern1ng addic~t· rr'\,~t Ltnc?~ High there is a safe place become depressed and relapser · for teens_st!ll s~ggl_mg w1~hor ~ecovenng ; ; ,;1l:.;c;•;.1t'4~~ct1on. is important because it helps _ Add1ot1on ts a disease 1n which~ person 1s1aepenq~11,t1.1:pon?rugs or alcohol . .• QK tC>be clean! The groun\' Many teens are unaware of the seventy and how comn;1,· t 't is. Right now over ,,t' •""'· ' "'"'·' • ,<': h'<!. ,.million Americans struggle with addiction whtle at ,:~h~: ·.· e time fe'¾,r ~ 1olil,~s~ --4illeri9ans are getting .treatment. Addiction t :< !f'i!guently thougnt ''ill charac ttf 1 ,,t , !~~!~a~ of a d~sease. Doctors _de~,::t.:",: / addicti_on ~s a chroni~relapse brrun disease 9aij;;fl8 • , £~ltlJJl!>alance. AgJj~ctig 1~j8.genetic disease that is usuall_yinherit~d ~ong witff ·· · '"•:·N•m.•;-~n tr~ I J '(', fJ
Lincoln High 1s fortunate enough to nave an outst, ·· · g program for these atrisk youth. This program is called the School Comm': '; y Intervention J>rogram, more commonly known as SCIP. The SCIP group is 4:J,//tpport group for teens in recovery and kids at risk . . Nancy Wolfe is the SCIP ; i coordinator at Lincoln
!~~f~h~a~~;;n i~:otJ1 f:~~~i~~fn~~~~;;tt~-e\¼1 1~~ -kfJ!i~pate new ways," Wolfe says. .,
The most importrutt element of the group is confidentiality. This meaqf ii tion for all teens involved. The rule is, ''Who is in group and what is sai(ii~up shall stay in group!'' This group gives kids hope. Peers meet once a week during ,
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David Fre~zel Explores World of Local Coffee House Scene ·
· by DavidFrenzel , _ · eral places to enjoy coffee and -~
· As downtown LincoJn o_pens. the array is wide enough for · yet another coffee shop, 1-felt - everyone to find their own per- the need to let you know about · _ ' · three local coffe~ houses that are / sonal place that fits their com~ worhty of your time_. · forts. One can purchase coffee
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• warm atmosphere , lllnd when I come insid~ ~l56t as well, so its alway~ tfgs, sometimes it can g<;1 - '~-:~11 e evenings or early m,1, l .!~et one of the Co Hos 1 • ti ~Haitian Bleu Voodoo o'i~Jeap (if you have a travel rrr :i>• J. Lincoln Secular Humanists iii~ •f!' 7pm, check it.
' CrescentMoon Coffeehouse - 4 dlld half out 5 .stars
Great atmosophere (and great location) rightnext to the courtyards, Open mike (reading) on Mondays (I perfor1ned there on the 15th, and peijorm every Monday come- check it out, and Acoustic '! pe°:;:r' i' ,:,, f on Thurs- }(, -·-:;c.ft:,,1;.1 @ cy,,,::<' days. I recommend the Mexican Hi t C '1'<!:l1l58;t!i!, te or the Sumatra Blend whenever its sitting out. Pea di Group
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at Barnes and Noble while · shopping for books. The craze has become so large that you can also purchse coffee at Scheel's Sporting
Goods. Because we live in a world of choices, here are three coffee house reviews that I think we give you insight into a growing part of Lincoln.
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Omaha's Orpheum Theatre Turns 80 Years Old
by Genni C. Bachinski
The Omaha Orpheum Theatre has seen some big names in its 80 years of existence. From the · vaudeville acts of the 1920's to Frank Sinatra to big-time broadway productions such as The Lion King, and not to mention the Oniaha Symphony, the Orpheum has seen it all.
Built in 1927 as part of the Orpheum Circuit of vaudeville houses, the Orpheum has been Omaha's premier performing arts venue for generations.
This month, the building celebrates its 80th birthday.
The building, adorned with French Renaissance-stylearchitecture and a 4,500 lb. central chandelier suspended from the ceiling, has endured multiple milliondollar renovations since its constructionin the 1920's, but its original beauty still remains.
"The Omaha communityreally loves run down in 1971, but the Knights of this building," assistant production Ak-Sar-Ben stepped in and bought
manager Jeff Brown says, "It's one of it to renovate it," explains Brown, a kind." "City National Bank owned the
So what events took place in order to celebrate the Orpheum's birthday?
On October 9, the mayor of Omaha, Mike Fahey, gave a speech prior to a performance by Riders in the Sky, a Gene Autry tribute band. There were many displays in the lobby, including a set of different styles of seats that the Orpheum has had throughout the years. A souvenierprogram from a 1927 performance was also on sale. Needless to say, it is most definitely
The Orpheum Theatre's 80th anniversary is monumentalin so many respects. It has survived the invention of television,modem movie theatres,
lobby and it would have taken a great deal of money to k:eepit running, so the symphony board bought the and, also, competing venues in the Omaha/Lincolnarea. Throughout the upcoming season and many more seasons to come, the venue
a special event for the city of Omaha and for the state of Nebraska. "People come from all over to see shows at the Orpheutn," Brown says, "It's the Jewel of the Midwest." The Omaha Orpheum has been a beloved performing arts center for 80 years.
' The building reaching its 80th birthday is a big deal, seeing as there was a time when it was ih such bad condition that a future for the Orpheum was not entirely certain. "The Orpheum was really ·
The symphony no longer performs on a regular basis at the Orpheum, and has since moved to the Holland PerformingArts Center. However, the symphony still feels strong ties to the theatre and considers it their "home''.
Courtesy Photo will continue to host many diverse productions, from opera to l)lusicals to comedy It is truly a jewel to be treasured for generationspast and generations to come. •
Many Questions, No Answer · s .
by Russell-Troxel
If you liked the first two Resident Evil movies because there were a lot of intriguing · questions, a great storyline, and entertaining •
On the bright side, however, the zombie~bashing levels are off the charts. For every question left alone, there are ten zombies killed in ways that make Metallica seem calm. From flame-throwers efla,r.aete-i=s-;--avsitl ~Be141~st-reeen-t----a€lait-i0n-ai'-al=l• tu=l:it1sfflst1F1te,a_,_hl=a8es.;maePJRe-=-g=1:1R=S-t'0"'"a-<-Bfi=gl½I;
costs. However, if you liked the first two Resident Evil movies because you got to see a bunch of undead "chttmps gettihg T2': ga.1l'gehair cuts, Resident Evil: Extinction is right up your alley. Unlike the first two movies, most of the ridicu- '_ lous occurrences in Extinction go unexplained for the entirety of the film.' For example, Alice has obtaine d a number of superrnatural powers after bonding with the T-Virus. But the question arises: how does bonding with a v.irus that causes you to become a zombie grant you telekinetic and clairvoyant 'talents? The directors ·decided that wasn't interesting enough to answer, ·appar,ently.- Another question that arises is who are these mel\ in secret underground bunkers and what are they doing? Yet, this goes unanswered ~swell. ·
yellow hummer, zombies are splattered all across the wastes that were once the good ol' U.S. of A.
Most of this is credited to the leading lady,; Alice, played by Milla Jovovich. Along with telekinesis, bonding with the T-Virus grants her incredible fighting skills, including flipping off of a storagecrate, cutting off the heads of two zombies in mid• flip, ~d ending in a very interesting pose, for lack of better words.
So here's the score at the end: if you love watching the dirt-covered remnants of humanity paint the world with zombie blood, go and buy your tickets ' tonight and prepare for one of the greatest things you've ever seen. If, however ; you prize character and plot development, stay away from this gorefest as if your life depended on it.
Lby Tram Kieu
_ On Saturday, October 13th, Girls and Boys N Cross Country team headed to ·the 2007__ LPS Open at (Location?) with the confidence they would come out with flying colors ~ Juniors
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Q: How well do you think your going to do? , Amanda: '' I would like to get top 15 of course, · but since I _ lost my distant medal, I want to medal at State really bad to make up for it. "
• Paul Pape and Amanda Co stello finished at an - impressive· I I th place at 16:00 minutes and Paul: ''I'm really hoping I can medal at state this · - 7th place at 16:56 Ill!nutes, respectively. The two along with the Iv and Varsity team will be attending the UNK Invite this Friday, on the · = l 9-t;h--fer t;h~¾~-1'
- Q: Are you excited for Ke arney?
Amanda: ''Yes, I'm really excited to run , it's a fun course, but I'm also nervous."
Paul: ''Yes, I am very excited, but the season seemed t0- go by so fast.''
· Q: What are you expecting froni the otherhigh school runners?
Amanda: ''From the past races at state, I know its is going to be a fast race. There are someyear among the top 15. '' _ - very great runners there and we run with a girl ·
[Emily Sisson J who goes around a 14-:20, so I
already know this r:ace is going _ to ·be difficult;'' _ _ _ Paul:''Somepeople may impro~e a lot or may
they to out run too fast and get tired, but you
can't really know for sure how everyone will
by Emily Rejda
This years freshman f ootb.;ill team have NEB~s_kAl:~;;;~S ,I<.E'R±S WO~ follr games and lost three gatnes. Their · iWOLLEtBALL SCO!lES, ''> ,., , first game they played Lincoln Southwest oli ;,s - - - :-; AO?' · ;} ··y i, :, 'li!- (W l 11 Q ' 30 1 - 30 19 30 1-8, ) -,,,,,,,-''"'-\, , ~ee ->'"'-,e - ,,;;,,,5,, - - '"---- "i;, #5 1 1 riL'A (W # 1 30. 2'3 ' "''\ot'I 3 · 30 ·1 30 · ·-1\,)--.vii, • - _jU\.J ' D- - z/Lt~ Q - -8 ' -2 --=: ,, '.\ • - • -,1 1 :1 _ - ;;: ·_ ' ' "+,'. - ' 'q[i; against Lmcol11 East on Thursday, September 6. c;1e1gpton (~;,3-0 3Q-23, 30:-189,,,~.0-26) _ ,jl'I+ _ _ ~f, Ptlpn Statti (W 3-0 30-20, 30-2.lJ,;;-,30-27) Ji TI Following their win against East the team won ,.~17 fal Po\J:itw<3 7'1 30-20, 30-19, 3@;:18) tl ;ll:, another game against Lincoln Southeast; They puke:()'.\s ~ib 30-20, ·3,~ · ..2~: 30-23) ~- '< , :. ;sr ii\l , played Thursday, September 13 and won 8-26. titew-;ivlexico St. (W :3-0 30-"lJ, 30-25, 30.:1i) I - • N t th fr -hm - - t - th- · th" d r - .r -1; - x- 1: ex e es an earn won eir ir 1147 'T'exas (W 3-0 30 -24 3°-17"""? 0 ,-25) i? t tr .1 ,,,:/,u v ,r~=}J , /t=··· J: • ·fexas Tech (W,"3,:b 30-19, 30i ris: x1$0-20)iJY 31; game aga!~st Fremont on Thursday, September _ itxas A~~ 2(W·3~0 30-i4,.~0-20, ,~ 1712'5) ill.: 20. The teain played in Fremont and won Kfsas·tw3-0 30-18, 30 011:i,30-18!d: - 1;:ff r _ the game 8-27. The ne~t game played was
Colora\Q (W 3-Q,;i0-25, 30-18,,ji()-2q)" ;;/fr' - Northeast where the team lost 14-6. Their game Iowa Stafer,W"3:o ·33-31, 30-:.,i,: 3-0-l0)/ifi1? - to follow against Columbus was ·a close game. #25 Oklahoflra-.,.,;w3-0 30-4;, 1!"30-4lI;J13'b-25) · The team lost with a final score of 22-23 on _ • ,~\.-,,,: ,.,.:M{f~',_,.,.,w, -~.-i:~:rf'{c''}'=W " " - : ,@.,.,.,,,. Thursday, October 4. -·Coach Green said, ''They have improved...,• J 00(0£1
' a lot of areas from the first game. They weren't in sync and had ,some mental errors but they have come together as a team and play well."
The team played their last home game - agiasnt Lincoln North ar at Beechner Field on -Wednesday, October 10. The frehsman team dominated the score board and won the ga,me with a final score of 24-0. The team will play their last away g ame -in Norfolk on Thursday, October 18. 'Y<; ·'.,, : ,me-·srou1 b d h Id h :,:, "•-:1,~·'. : ,i;, no o y s ou _ av,e,'. :½~ : - :,_ color comment~tor Adr1~ t!i 1 b -k .c- N b -:s:; ; -:f:,<•<:>'.:".~ 1ne ac er 1.or e - rasi..a,, r~m:. •::?Stt::fa\t'i:@d:;Jp-;:;''t/11? .he broadcast of S:a.61:
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The award-winning Lincoln High Theatre Department began its ''Year of the Hero'' season with the Fall Show The Three Musketeers: All Swash and No Buckle by Pat Cook. Under the direction of Patsy Koch Johns, LHS Thespians performed this comedic spoof with great energy to the delight of weekend crowds.
The show, in the tradition of Monty Python and Mel Brooks, was a humorous telling of the literary classic adding modem elements such as cheerleaders and telethons.
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While inspiring hysterical laugh, the cast also proved their skills as swordsmen and ''swordswomen''. The cast received special direction from UNL stage combat director1s and the actors performed lively fight sc~nes The large ensemble · cast brought the story to life and the standing ovations were proof of their labors.
The show always featured the presence of Lincoln High 's new director Molly Thomas. Ms. Thomas hails from·a teaching
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• career at Pius X and is the latest addition to the thriving drama program. If the fall show is any indication, ''The Year of the Hero'' promises many great moments on the stage at Lincoln High S~hool.
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by Brittany Rife
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·-is wimting to be spent on the bridge. Millions of dollars were spent on clean-'up and the Department I-35W bridge to Mayor R.T. Rayback on.August · of Transportation do;esn't know if there is "usable"
The Minnesota Departrnetit of · Transportation sent official sketches for the new - 21, 2007 Minneapolis's city council met on Friday money at this time.October 6 to talk about many city issues, one being "It is doable. It is a bit fast, but this is an the 3 5W bridge that had fallen on August 1, 2007. emergency," said Khaled Mahmoud with the Bridge The council had unanimously voted on the state's Engineering Association in New York. "And if
we are ever good at anything, it's responding to em1;,rgencies." Three seconds is how long it took for __ the bridge to collapse and only days after, the state was looking for any cqmpany willing to rebuild the _ bridge in 16 months! Usually, rebuilding a bridge takes about three years , so hearing that the state - wanted to have the bridge rebuilt in 16 months shocked some Minneapolis residents: "We have committed ourselves ·to getting it done quickly, but we have also committed ourselves to not getting it · done in a way that it is obsolete the day it opens," Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak said. In order for the bridge to be done by 2008, other construction · project swill have to be put on the back burner for --· the bridge to be done on time
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Preside'nt Bush has signed legislation that _carpoolers. The package also included a parkway extension under the north side embankment of the bridge and a ramp conrtection on the bridge's south _ side embankment. The financial damage from the collapse has reached $400 million and the costs for the repair is in the _ middle of a political battle between the Democrats and the Republicans on how much they are wanting to spend.
-"That bridge is going to be built. We were told it's the highest priority," said Senate Democrat Majority Leader Pogemiller to Brian Bakst of the· Argus Leader. ''It's other parts of the transportation network that will suffer ifwe somehow don't figure out a way to apply one inore Band-Aid." The Department of Transportation wants to have the bridge finished by next year and work on the new ten- lane bridge started by next week .
The bridge may have a hard time getting · gives $250 million to the rebuilding built bec ause the harsh winter will take a toll on project. The federal government has agreed to give the workers. Many are doubting the set time for $250 million to rebuild the bridge but, Khaled · _ the completion of the bridge seeing that politicians Mahmoud says that $300-$350 million should" get
are in the iniddle of a debate concerning how much the job done". -
Visionmaker Film Festival Comes to Lincoln High School -
By Brittany Rife
The Visionmaker film Festival features 10-1~,l\qcumentaries, narratives, and short films, all in a festival is to show high quali _ • and about Native Ameri~,; - \1-;,tr ' e purpose o(.!l!e
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•Lincoln High Students Build A House
By Caleb Pearson
_ Ever wonder how a house is really -built, or ever want to have the experience · of building one?
Lincoln High has a lot of great career classps that give you the knowledge and building a home is done. The house on 32nd and Shindler is still in :he process of being uilt. Mr. Hitz says hat it will take the • hole semester to ~nish building tl1e ouse completely. he class does 1everything on theouse but pour -
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By Emily Rejda
The Lincoln Board of Education was expected to vote on October 23rd for district wide boundary alterations that would close Hawthorne Elementary and Dawes Middle School. Many PTO's and families alike, consisting of Hawthorne Elementary parents and community members, have made an effort to organize a group that can have a voice on issues and efforts to rally support, called the Save Our Schools coalition.
Community members believe a school like Hawthorne is .important to the neighborhood and the families around the area. The school serves as a multifaceted establishment, where families of color can learn English and act as a strong foundation where students from many generations have attended and still attend in this area. Many
parents' oppositions have resulted in rallies and meetings to talk
cation decided to close Hawthorne after this school year and Dawes
Hawthorne Elementary School will soon be closing Courtesy of Hawthorne.lps.org
about, "the need to stand up for what you feel is right and to stand against what you feel is wrong," says Karen Lamb, Dawes PTO president.
A month later, the Board of Edu-
Staph Infection Scares All
By Emily Rejda
A recent outbreak of staph infections cans already carry the staph bacteria has caused concern across the nation on their skin. within many school,s-and hospitals. The infection is known as Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection (MRSA). There are two types of the infection. The first is HA-MRSA, healthcare-associated MRSA, which is found in people who have been l1ospitalized in the past year. Hospitalized patients ust1ally have a weakened immune system that causes then1 to be more susceptible to the infection. Most hospitals in which infections occur appear to be ninetyone percent clean bt1t at a microscopic level are only on average thirty to forty-five percent clean. The second is CA-MRSA, community-associated MRSA, which is an infection that can occur in healthy people who have not been hospitalized or who are not considered high risk.
The infection would normally be treatable with antibiotics from the penicillin family but the bacteria have grown resistant to the antibiotic. The Center for Disease Control estimated that in 2005 there were 94,360 cases of the drngresistant infection, whicl1 caused over 18,650 deaths. Scientists are worried that MRSA could potentially be worse than AIDS in the United States. In 2005 AIDS killed 12,500 Americans.
They are so concemed about the spread of MRSA because it is a bacterium that lives on the skin and can oe passed between people by skin-to-skin contact. It can cause an infection if the bacteria enter the skin through a c11tor open sore. They estimate that thirty percent of Ameri -
• Concern started whert an outbreak of MRSA affected students across the United States. The first was seventeen-year-old Ashton Bonds of Bedford, Virginia. He died from the MRSA infection on Monday, October 15. Then Shae Kiernan, an eleven year old from Vancleave, Mississippi, passed away a day later. Another case was a four-year-old preschool st11dent,Catherine Bentley, from Salisbury, New Hampshire, who had caught the MRSA that then led to pneumoma
There have also been many cases close to Lincoln. There were thirteen cases in Papillion-La Vista at both elementary and middle schools with ten of them b eing confirmed as the MRSA infection. There were also cases irl Millard _public schools. Both the cases in Papillion-La Vista and Millard were found mostly among the football and basketball players. Omaha Public Schools, North Platte Public Schools, as well as Garden County Schools have also had reported cases of MRSA.
Many of the schools that had confirmed cases of the infection stopped school for several days to clean and sanitize the building. The bacteria have been mainly found in places such as hospitals, nursing homes, prisons, and school gyms and locker rooms. Ways to prevent getting the infection is by washing your hands and keeping any c11tsclean and bandaged It can also be spread through people sharing any type of sports equipment, towels, or through skin-to-skin contact.
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in 2010. What once used to be a coalition against the Board of Education has decided on Thursday November 8th not to launch a recall effort meeting and decided to develop a good accord with the school board. Instead the group
wants to create a "positive, lasting relationship," after deliberating that a recall would not be in everyone's best interests. The Boundary Proposal presented use of facilities to accommodate new students for the "Ten-Year Facilities Plan," where LPS will attain enough number of students to meet District's enrollment need for grades kindergarten to 12th grades. After the schools are closed, the District plans to place alternative programs approved by the Board of Education. Students in the English Language Learners program are opened to attend Hartley, Elliott, Holmes or any other ELL schools. After the closing of Hawthorne and Dawes, the Board of Education would save an approximate total of $600,000 and an additional $245,000, which includes the cost of staffing and administration.
HIV Awarness
By Paige Hutchinson
HIV(Human Immunodeficiency Virus) has been around for over 25 years and is becoming more and more common among teens in the United States. HIV kills certain kinds of white blood cells that are crucial to your immune system's normal function. In those 25 years over 50,000 teens alone have been infected with HIV. It is i1nportant to know that HIV cannot be caught from saliva, handshaking, sneezing, or co4ghing. It requires direct contact with blo od or bodily fluids. The leading causes of HIV infection are sharing needles and unprotected sex. HIV may also be contracted from blood contact, broken skin, and mucous membranes of an infected person. The only way to completely avoid contracting HIV is to be abstinent from sex and drugs. Not only needle usage, , but all drugs. Risky behaviors are what really spread this deadly virus. If you have sex, know your p<1rh1cr. If yo u u1,c;· tlrug.:,, kno-v;· your surroundings. It is important to get tested because the Centers for , Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about 25% of the r one million infected people are : unaware they are infected. You I can be tested at your doctor's I office, hospital, and clinics. Many I tests are confidential, meaning a Ipermanent record with your name · is kept but no one will see it, or it I is anonymous and your name is never recorded. More over, you are the only person aware of the results. Make sure you know of the policy before you are tested if you wish the results to be between you and the doctor.
The red HIV ribbon is worn by people diagnosed with HIV and people who support find1ng a cure
Denarin entin ee •:- utors
by NataliaLedford
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outs1ae ot - ffie most prosperous an American, I imagine that to Some new ELL students have can cause Posttraumatic Stress · nation in the world, I've seen _a be like trying to keep up in a never attended a day of school Disorder, which is an ongoing j place with my own ey_es that is History class being taught in in their lives before coming to emotional reaction to extreme I desperate for help. It is a place Swahili. Lincoln High. psychological trauma that can .• where people struggle to thrive 2. Limited Education- 3. PTSD: Some ELL stu- hault concentration. ·
because they suffer from post- al Backgrounds: Many ELL dents are refugees from war The greatest problem for traumatic stress disorder. It's a students come from countries torn countries and have wit- the ELL department at Lincoln place that contains 15 and 16 f S M -h t· St d d . l!igh is math. (See graph.) To! year olds who cannot do basic Assessment O tate at ema ICS an ar s help with this problem my addition and subtraction. It is a English Language Learners in Grade 12 friend Adam Azzam (12) and place where language barriers
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the students in the class as oblivious to these problems, and -~ I taught them. That is why chances are, so have you. e 70.00'tk
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came to the United States. sytem for such stude,?ts. Most ;ffa1 1 · tJrF _ 4-t1" ,·"l~'f' _,-~)" If y~u ~e intereste~ in ELL ~tudents cope with at lt:ast ,;j';( r'!$Y ,[!;.ff ct;f tf}JJ becoming_ involved with ., one, 1f not all, of the follo'Ylng , " "' ·,·· ' _ · Peerspective please send an · 3 learning disadvantages. The above gra~h shows the o~erall Perform:mce Percentages for Englis~ Lan~ge email to ELL Department
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Lincoln High Grad and volunteer firefighter dies in line of auty
by DavidFrenzel
On November 5'h 2007, Jeremy Wach, a volunteer firefighter for the Wymore fire depai11nent ( a:lso a deputy sheriff and administrator of · the Gage County jail), in a heroic act of civil service, went to fight a fire that broke out at a nearby home. The Wymore, Blue Springs, Odell and Beatrice Fire Departments helped battle the blaze, with a reported 48 to 60 firefighters also on the scene. Wach and two other firefighters entered the house around 1 a.m. on November 5 th • Right as they entered ' the roof caved 1n.The other firefighters made it out, but Wach was pinned under the roof and was killed. Jeremy Wach g:r.aduated from LHS with the class of 1995. During i his time at Lincoln High, he had ; taken a number of ITI classes, and was 011eof the VICA students
by Tegan Nolte
There ·is no question that globalization is happening, and it is happening fast. While for our ancestors, communication between countries took months and months, for us, it is as simple as the click of a mouse. Technological innovations make it seem like the other side of
the world isn't so far away after all. With times changing as swiftly
· as they are, it is becoming more and - language barrier. While some people might all be better off if we knew
more difficult for anyone to live in isolation. So, how do we adjust? Cer:t<!inly we cannot cope by sitting idly in our homes and only knowing the language and ways of our own country. While the world expands, we must expand with it. However, where do . we start?
would argue that the rest of the world needs to learrt to speak English, the way the world is growing. might point in a different direction: we need to
even a few key phrases of the language. According to Joseph Lee, a J consultant of Sta1mass International,China's economy , will increase at
One way to solve this proolem would be to attempt to take down the . learn to speak Chinese . . . Michael Ledeen once said, ''China is a civilizat i'on pretending to be a nation ." This is very true, and at therate this country it is growing economically and industrially, we a rate of 7% - 8% (:,verthe next ten years. Although ther economy is · · currently the sixth lru~est in the world, this growth co~d pu! it at the second l f gest in the w~ld by 2030, right next to the United ~ates.
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Il n'y a pas question que la mondialisation se passe, et il se · passe vite. Alors que, pour nos ancetres, la communication entre les pays prenait des mois et des mois, pour nous, il est aussi simple que · 9liquer une souris, Le&111-novations technologique nous font coire que l'autre cote du monde n'est pas si loin, apres tout, Avec " le f ait que le temps change aussi vite, il devient de plus en plus difficile pour une pers9nne de vivre dans l'i solement: pone, comment-s' adapter? Certaine- · · ment; nous ne pouvons pas nous debrouiller en restant assis a ne
·Une fa9on pour resoudre ce probleme pourrait etre de demonter la
barriere des langues. Alos qu'il ya des gens qui se dis ent que le reste du monde ll -
devrai! parler anglais, Ia fa9on dont le monde grandit'. peut-etre nous montre
une direction differe nte. Nous :devrions aJ_Jprendrea parler)e chi nois. . Michael Leeden a dit; ' La • · chine e~t une civilisation qui faisait semblant d'etre un pays.' : C'est vrai, et au taux f ari6ns peut-etre mieux de savoir plus sieures expressions importantes de cette langue. Selon Joseph Lee, consul tan roe Starmass International, l'economie de la chine augmentera au taux de 7%-8% pendant les prochains . deux ans. Bien que leur econontje est actuellement la sixieme dans le nionde, cette croissance pourrait la · mettre en seconde dans le monde. par 2030, a cote des etats"'unis •
traducci6n por Tram Kieu, Karen • · Bonkiewcz, Elizabeth Okereke, mos?. Por c1erto no podemos sen- que el res to del mundo debe apre- ._ Especialista del Starmass · Internacional, la economia de China ahora aumentara de siete y Leslie Gibilisco · tamos ,tranquilamente en ·nuestras nder ingles, pero tal vez el mun do No hay ninguna pregunta _ casas y solamente saber el idio- crece en otra direcciori: necesitaque la globalizacion occure rapi- mia y la manera en que funciona _ mos aprender hablar chino. damente. Para nuestros antepasa- nuestro pais Mientras el mundo Micheal tedeen una vez ·dos la cominunicacion tomaba amplia, necesitamos ampliar al dijo, ''China es una civilizacion mucho tiempo. Ahora, es tan sen- mismo tiempo. Pero por otro - que tinge ser una nacion''. Es -cillo como un clik. Las innova- lado, ?donde empezamqs?. . la verdad y la manera en que el ci.ones de tenologia han cambiado Una solucion para resolver pais ctece, quizas sereimos mejor ·mucho y por eso es mas dificil este problema seria romper la · ·. si sabriamos rtnas pocas frases para cualquiera persona vivir ais-. barrera de idiomas. Ten en cuen- claves del idioma. · Segµn a Jolada:Entor1ces ?como nos ad~pta- t a qll;e.algu.1;11;1~PHt~on;:ispi~:i;i~an sep4 Le~. , , , , , a ·ocho porcentaje (durante los proximos 10 anos). Date cuenta que la econ .omia China es en realidad el sex.to en el mundo, este crecimiento podria ser el · Segundo mas grande en el mundo en 2030, junto a los Estados · Unidos.
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LHS Grad Composes for Bright Eyes
by Alex Durrant Eyes era, many of which already contained
It's certain that taking a orchestral elements, just not full orchestra band and meshing it with a full pieces. "In some cases I would take existorchestra definitely offers fans a new ing melodies or parts, and score them for a way of seeing their favorite bands in full orchestra," he explained to Billboard. concert. For the band itself, though, com. "In other cases, I composed whole the experience is not without it's new elements melodies, harmonies, share of challenges, as Bright Eyes whatever." band member and former Lincoln Arranging rock songs for 40 High student Nate Walcott learned stringed, 11 brass, and 12 woodwind recently. instruments was no easy task for Walcott, When Walcott, and his who said the hardest part was working on Omaha based band stepped onto the the score while touring. "It's hard to do stage on the 29th of September to anything on tour, let alohe put together 15 perform alongside the Los Angeles arrangements for the Los Angeles PhilharPhilharmonic at the Hollywood monic," he said. Bo,vl, Walcott's efforts had finally There are no orchestral shows come to fruition. Besides touring for scheduled for Bright Eyes beyond the Bright Eyes' latest release, "Cas- Hollywood Bowl date, but Walcott said he • sadaga", he had been working on the wouldn't be surprised if the more orchestra orchestral score for this concert for shows came around at a later date. With a nearly eight months, writing for a score already edited and printed, Walcott 60-piece orchestra. says that Bright Eyes "could conceivably, "It was the biggest project with very ,little preparation, do a show with I've ever worked on as far as ar- any orchestra around the world. These ranging is concerned," Walcott told orchestras don't rehearse. They just show Billboard.com. "It's almost music up and read it." math." The concert featured supportirom Walcott took songs from Yo La Tengo and M.Ward, both of whom the past eight years of the Bright performed in their usual incarnations.
by Tegan Nolte
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by Erin Krenk
department has so Parker was off to find · a new way to get these record boards.
The Lincoln High School Money was raised by several LHS weight room has had a new, wonderful sports teams that sold concessions at any addition. The old record boards sports event held at Lincoln High which that were hand-me-downs from the soon became enough to buy the recordUniversity of Nebraska ,t+'""''*+,. boards. Shandera picked out have been taken down tit!%l;~:ll1 4J1 the boards as well as helped d 1 - d b b d ,,,,,,;f£iliIL"s1'"" - • h d Th d an rep ace y ran .,Aii\l1Jtrntm:cmt1t;Itltw.l!ln,with t e esign. e recor
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Day'' to help link the veterans with of Sergeant from 1967 through students of all ages. The point in 1968. While he served in the war
ltfk%!P•·t•ff1Ja~~rans Day ''Take A Vet to School Day'' is he received two purple hearts, an !~1t~~!;~'.~1!!~i211~1::/:
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Senator Hagel served in the Vietnam War from December of 1967 through December of 1968. He served side by side with his brother, Tom. Senator Hagel served in the U.S. Army 9 th Infantry
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Veterans of Ame:ftcH with 1nany organizations and ''IfifH charities, including Chairman ur 1ne 1 u·~Ailillversary v1emam of the 10th Anniversary Vietnam Veterans' Memorial, Board of Directors and National Advisory Committee of the Friends of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Board of Directors of the
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by Zachary James
election in 2008 against the Republican
This nation has a history of great nominee, and the race is getting tighter and achievements and challenges, but the tighter. What this country needs is a leader people of this great Demo~racy through- with experience, compassion, the capability out the years have shown to the world to lead this nation in any situation. That is their strength, their courage, and their why the American people need to tum their leadership, and we have broken through attention to Hillary Rodham Clinton, because the barrier of hate to preserve peace and she has the strength and the ability to lead to make the impossible possible. We in this country to success. the United States have seen great leaders, The American people have waited for over who have stood up for their people, fought fourty years for a charismatic and brilliant for them in times of crisis and turmoil leader such as Clinton, and they can wait no and would not let them be humiliated in more. She brings back a sense of the Kenthe eyes of the world. This nation has had nedy years and "The New Frontier," where leaders who have shown the true greatness the president didn't just keep order and sign of this country and have made its citizens bills into law, but fought for minorities in proud to say the words, I'm proud to be an our country, and paved the way for greater American. accomplishments. This is what America is
For the past several decades about: new opportunities, new hopes and unfortunately this Country has gone achievements, and the preservation of peace down hill from our once eminent image and liberty for all. of a nation of freeedom, opportunity, and Hillary Clinton has received many leadership. Next month Iowa citizens will endorsements including well-known women, be the first to choose which Democratic African American leaders, and more recently, candidate they want to run in the general environmental activist, Robert F. Kennedy
Jr. Kennedy stated that Hillary Clinton ''has calls Clinton a "strong woman and a protec-
the strength and experience to bring the war tor of families." She went on to say: "Each in Iraq to an end and reverse the potentially generation of African Americans stands on devastating effects of globai warming. I the shoulders of those who came before, watched proudly as Hillary won over New "Today, the challenges facing us threaten Yorkers across the state in her race for the the dreams we have had for our children. Senate seat my father once held. Since then, We need a president with the experience and she's been reelected in a landslide victory strength to meet those challenges." and proven that she is ready to lead this na- In the upcoming election, we will tion from her first day in office. Hillary will have a diverse selection of candidates to inspire the real change America needs." choose from. We have a woman, an African Clinton was also endorsed by key American, a Latino, and other candidates tribal leader, Arlan Melendez. Melendez, a with good and new ideas. In this time, self-proclaimed proud supporter of Clinton, however we need a leader with strength, with said: "She has the depth of understanding of the love for their people, and with the will to the challenges facing Indian Country, and a lead. This leader can be non other then Hillplan to address these challenges that we need ary Clinton. from the next President. She understands Put your vote in the hand of Hillary, the importance of engaging in dialogue with and she will put success in yours. "The worntribal leaders, and I look forward to working an at Seneca Falls were silenced by someone with her as President of health care, educa- else, Today, women, we silence ourselves. tion, housing, and other issues." We have a choice. We have a voice," she
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from well-known poet and respected leader for women and families, Maya Angelou, who
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July 16th; 2007: Initial WGAcontract negotiations with networks, studios, and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). Writers felt they were not receiving their fair share of profits made from DVD sales and Internet showings of the shows that they wrote for, among numerous other issues.
October 19th: Both divisions of the WGA vote to authorize a strike. This vote was the highest vote turnout in history, with 5,507 votes and 90.3% of them voting in favor of authorization.
November 2n.d: The WGA Negotiating Committee announces its unanimous recommendation to call a strike against the AMPTP. The meeting where this announcement takes place is the largest membership meeting in WGA W history. Later this day, the Board of irectors of the WGA announces that a strike would be called.
by Tegan Nolte
November 5th: The strike becomes effective at -12:01 AM. Jay Leno rides his motorcycle to hand out doughnuts to some strikers in the morning.
November 16th: The WGA and the AMPTP agree to resume negotiations on November 26th.
November 26th: The planned negotiations are held, but neither side makes a comment.
December 7th: The WGA and the AMPTP break off negotiations after the writers refused to take certain issues off of the table. David Young, WGA's chief negotiator said: "What they want us to do is give up our future, particularly in new media The other side doesn't view us as partners; they just view us as someone they can play with." The AMPTP made the following statement on its website: "Their Quixotic pursuit of radical demands led them to begin this strike, and now has caused this breakdown in negotiations. We hope that the WGA will come back to this table with a rational plan that can lead us to a fair and equitable resolution to a strike tp.at is causing so much distress for so many people in our industry and community."
February 8 - Anna Nicole Smith -- -pronounced dead-took over CNN for hours. This also caused the greatest scandal of 2007: Who's the Daddy?
April 16 - A shooting at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA left 33 people dead including the shooter.
June 29 - Apple's new iPhone is released in the US. theiPhone was TIME Magazine's Best Invention of the Year.
July 21 - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney serves as Acting President for two and a half hours, while President George W. Bush undergoes a colonoscopy procedure.
August 1 - The I-35W Mississippi River Bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota between University Avenue and Washington Avenue collapses at 6:05 pm, killing 13 people.
August 7 - Barry Bonds breaks Hank Aaron's home run record by hitting his 756th home run.
·August 27 - United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales an-
September 16- O.J. Simpson arrested on multiple felonies including armed robbery.
September 25 - Halo 3 is released, breaking all previous records in entertainment history by generating $170 million in the first 24 hours of release.
October 15 - Drew Carey debuts as host of The Price is Right replacing the retired Bob Barker.
October 20-November 9 - Wildfires in Southern California result in the evacuation of more than 1,000,000 people and destroying over 1,600 homes and businesses . ba ll y Os -
December 5 - One of Nebraska's largest shootings took place at Westroads Mall in Omaha. After the gunman wounded 5 and murdered 8 people he took his own life.
December 10 - NFL's Michael Vick is sentenced to 23 months for felony charges on dog fighting.
3,886 died in Iraq war.
nounced his resignation, to be effec- 28,582 Wounded in Iraq war.
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Have you ever tried to find a Wii in stock anywhere?
Well, it has been some time since the Nintendo Wii has been in any store's stock. Even online, the Wii has been SOLD OUT! From dailytech.com: "A record sale for the Wii'~ [this week] with over 350,000 Wii sold over Black Friday weekend since the launch over a year ago." If you're trying to find a Wii, your best bet would be to make friends with a store manager, says Canada.com. The store managers · can tell you when the shipment can arrive, but don't pester them too often, because they might just stop telling you. According to ION.com, "Nintendo is making 1.8 million units per month, and they're still struggling to meet a demand." If Nintendo keeps on track with their selling of the Wii consoles, they will sell 17.5 million consoles through the end to March. The Wii consoles are the only things that aren't on the shelves. There are plenty of games, controllers, and cables, but no consoles. On most online places there are no pages to buy the Wii, Some do have a page, however, but it is just the System Specifications. If you're trying to find a Wii, find a friend that works at a store, be a store manager of some sort, or try out your luck on Ebay. If all else fails, try after the holiday season.
Stephen is Still King
By Russell Trozel ·
In a world slowly approachmg trom where scary movies are just an offshore island. David gore-filled plot holes; Stephen dismisses it as simply peculiar Kings The Mist rises to a new weather and heads into town level of terror. Unlike the rest with his son and neighbor. of the horror film genre of late, On the way, multiple military both the plot and characters vehicles pass by, going have depth in addition to unsettlingly fast. Once at the actually making you think about supermarket, all is as calm as real world issues. That's not things can be after an entire mentioning the blood-chilling town lost its power. But soon, soundtrack and horrifying special local Dan Miller, played by effects. All in all, Stephen Kings Jeffery DeMunn, runs to the The Mist is a fantastic movie. store, bleeding profusely from The story the nose and screaming of some begins with David Drayton, creature in the mist. Seconds played by Thomas Jane, later, the mist over takes the painting a promotional movie store and a man in the parking poster, his previous works in lot is heard screaming in the background. Suddenly, a agony. Furthering the terror of powerful electric storm swoops the store's patr.ons, a massive down, knocking out the power "earthquake" rocks the store and send a tree through David's and people begin scrambling window, ruining the art. In the for answers. Some blame the morning, he and his family military, some bad weather, inspect the damage done. After and one especially unbalanced discovering his boathouse woman, played by Marcia Gay smashed by his neighbor's tree, Harden, says it's the rapture David's attention is drawn by come for their souls. Business his son Billy, played by Nathan in the store only gets worse as Gamble, who claims there's the movie goes on. something to see around the For a bend. David and his wife follow movie filled with all relatively their son to see-an eerie mist unknown actors and actresses,
FILMMAKER VISITS LHS POP CULTURE CLASS
Award-winningfilm- -. baker Bill Kelly -spoke , to Mr. Maly's Popular Culture Studies class (pie- , tured with Austin Jones , , and Cody Fultz [L-R]). Kelly's current docmu!1IlentaryMurder House features the CSI classes at Nebraska Weslyan 1 1 and can be seen on NET ~elevision.
I Kelly also created the popular series ''Statewide'' on NET and the documentary ''Charlie and \caril'', an award winning documentary concerning I the Charles Starkweather piurders.
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the performance is nearly amazing. Sure it's no Oscar shoe-in, but only Thomas Jane has had any major star role, that being in The Punisher. Marcia Gay Harden does an exceptional job of transforming into a crazed zealot, even claiming at one point to be the vessel of God's voice. Overall, the cast did an amazing job of helping you be just as afraid as they were. The music also helps set the mood, not in the predictable method of one eerie note slowly growing louder, but stays quite during suspense scenes. All of the terror comes from the visual; the audio simply gives it a meatier feel.
The movie touches on some very sensitive ground, primarily how people can change so drastically when imprisoned with others. The survivors almost instantaneously form groups and cliques to exclude who they don't see as a worthy person; most guilty is the religious semi-cult. The humans in the movie are scarier and more monstrous than what the mist hides.
They say there Next on the list is are no new ideas in Hollywood, Saw and it's sickening sequels. and some films have proved that Some may argue that the first statement true a thousand times of the soon-to-be quadrilogy over. The films I'm talking about had actual plot. What it had was are the low-budget, slasher films. the same plot as Phone Booth, You know the ones I mean, the which came out two years earlier. ones that seem to have no script, Coincidence? Probably not. As no plot, not even a purpose other for the follow-up's to Saw, it than to show people getting killed wasn't anything different from by some person with a real nasty the first except new people were attitude. getting killed in different sadistic
On top of this traps.
trash heap is the upcoming film
The Poughkeepsie Tapes, rated R for ''sadistic violence and torture, including terror and graphic descriptions." This is the lowest of the low, proving that Hollywood directors are scraping the bottom of the barrel with a jagged metal spoon. This film is nothing more than a montage of tapes filmed by a psychopath, The Water Street Butcher, as he killed random innocents. No, these aren't actual snuff films, but they are made to look real, which is almost as bad. Dispersed between shots of the butcher torturing and killing his victims, there are ''testimonials'' giving the film emotioQ.al edge, but no plot.
Another atrocious addition is the Hostel series. Face it folks, no matter how much you liked it, it was just a bunch of people killing other people . . No reason whatsoever. Plot? No. Actual characters? No. It's just a gore-fest spat out of the sewers of Hollywood so the producers could make money.
All in all, horror films now a day are being turned into nothing more than teenagers getting killed by a crazed madman. Gone are the .. movies with emotional intrigue and moral values. I can't see the appeal to these steaming piles of [explitive deleted], but if I did, I probably wouldn't be writing this article
The Lincoln High boys basketball team has begun the season in perfect form earning a 3-0 record. The Links have defeated North Platte, Lincoln Southwest, and Fremont to open their 2007 season. The most exciting victory came during the Lincoln Southwest game (See photos) that was won in overtime by Pete Uhing's three-point goal. The Links will continue their season by playing Lincoln East High on the road and hosting the Winter Tournament at Lincoln High School.
Nakisha -Smith has been a stand-out for the Lincoln High girls basketball team earning a double-double during the game against Lincoln Southwest, followed by Sha-Keela Johnson's ten points. The girls fell in an exciting game versus Fremont on the road. Only two points separated the teams at the end of overtime Sha-Keela Johnson scored 18 points and Nakisha Smith was in double figure. Chole Reinwa l d h it a three-poin t buzzer beater to sen d the game into overtime Nex t up , L inco ln Eas
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Photos taken by Alissa Gooding: (Clockwise): Josh Riser drives the lane against Lincoln Southwest. LHS fans celebrate an exciting victory as the Links win i11 overtime.
Lincoln High's bench watches the exciting contest unfold.
Varsity coach, Russ Uhing, directs the Links to a nail-biting victory.
competition.
Lincoln High School Swimmers and Divers warm-up prior to
(Photo: Stella Yoon)
By Alex Durrant and Nie Brown
1. A Wilhelm Scream - Career Suicide
Raw, fast, melodic, and angry, "Career Suicide" firmly places AWS into an elite pantheon of punk greats, sticking, !ilfl,-
together memorable choruses with astounding guitar work.
2. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
If you haven't heard of this album, it may be a good time to move out from under that rock. Amy Winehouse and!!J ' · producer Mark Ronson's slick blending of modem day production values with retro 60's soul vibes make this album a possible trendsetter.
3. Minus the Bear - Planet Of Ice
4. Blu & Exile - Below the Heavens
With Hip-Hop in it's pitiful, dwindling state, such things as the art of a good front-to-back album hit especially hard in said genre. With fresh lyricism and bass heavy, cartoonish beats, Blu & Exile's "Below the Heavens" may just be one of the best Hip-Hop albums not only of this year , but of this decade.
5. Radiohead - In Rainbows
6. Little Brother - GetBack
Some people may think that southern Hip-Hop is detrimental to popular music. Then again, those people haven ' t heard of Little Brother. A North Carolina trio, they were suddenly reduced to a duo as producer 9th Wonder abandoned the group to pursue a more free career in his field. Emcees Big Pooh and Phonte still stand firm and lay rhymes that range from partying to pain over beats from 9th Wonder (he still ended up on a track) , Nicolay , Khrysis, and Illmind.
7. Thrice - The Alchemy Index: Vols. I and II
8. Pharoahe Monch - Desire
9. Explosions In The Sky - All Of A Sudden, I Miss Everyone § Explosions In The Sky continues to slightly modify their sound by adding piano while sticking to their trademark l --sound, but still manages to induce chills with massive crescendos, spidery guitar lines and huge swells of cymbals.
10. Oh No - Dr. No's Oxperiment
11. Streetlight Manifesto - Somewhere In The Between 12. Madlib - Beat Konducta Vol. 3&4: Beat Konducta In India 13. The Kidcrash - Jokes
14. Jay-Z - American Gangster
15. Do Make Say Think - You, You're A History In Rust
16. Talib Kweli - Ear Drum
17. Modern Life Is War - Midnight In America
18. Common - Finding Forever
19. Lifetime - Lifetime
Lifetime returns after a decade long absence, and proves to skeptics that they are still the undisputed kings of melodic hardcore.
20. Kanye West - Graduation
February 15th, 2008
Diligent, innovative, committed, perseverant; just a few words to describe the Lincoln High Pomalinks. The 20072008 Pomalinks have been working very hard for the past two years to reach their goal of attending a National Competition. With the exact same squad
as the 20062007 squad, the teams' hard work has finally paid off. On January 31 st, the girls will flew out to Orlando, Florida for five days to stay in the
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All Star Sports Resort and compete in Universal Dance Associations National High School Dance Team Competition.
The Pomalinks danced in the semi-finals of the competition with about 50 other teams. The squad performed a hip hop routine choreographed by Lacey Houchen that consisted of today's popular music
1..:. OUT O 1 a possible 800 points. Th" 006-200 average SCO'"" or the Natio11a
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This is · the first time
Pomalink history that a The kids'
squad has ever made it to compete in a National Competition. For the past five years, the Pomalinks have been invited to attend, but have been unable to make the trip. This years' squad has done several things to raise money to help them fund their trip. Throughout the summer they held multiple car washes. This fall they held a reunion banquet for all past Pomalink alumni and sold raffle
tickets for several donated items. They also taught two danc e clinics at Maxey Elementary School every Wednesday. The most recent fundraiser the Pomalinks have done was a mini-clinic where they brought in almost forty children ages 5-10 and taught them dance technique as well as a short routine that was perf orn1ed at the Varsity Girls' Basketball game on January 19th
admission to the mini-clinic got them a snack, admission to the game and a t-shirt. The mini-clinic turned out to be a great success for the kids as well as the Pomalinks and it was a great way to get the community involved.
The Pomalinks were extremely excited about their competition and did just as well, if not better, then
they have in the past several years in others. Some past achievements have included First Place two years in a row in the dance part of Cornhusker State - Games, Division Winner and Over-all Grand Champion at the UDA Dance Competition in Kansas City, Division
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their Home Routine as well as Superior trophies for their blue ribbons and outstanding leadership at Universal Dance Association Summer Camp in Omaha.
The Pomalinks have had an outstanding year, as well as in the past. Let's hope they can continue to finish strong. Tryouts for the 2008-2009 team will be held March l 7 1h-21 si_
OBAMA WINS ,IN NEB S
The Nebraska Democratic Party captured national attention on Saturday by holding the first
Tuesday to provide time for candidates to visit Nebraska. Both Obama and his wife, Michelle, paid visits to Lincoln and Omaha. Whereas Chelsea Clinton represented her mother at the University of Nebraska Student Union.
The evening served as a
and Barack Obama. reminder of the growing
The caucus proved to be historic interest this race is having on many fronts: not only was this n . ation-wide. LHS student
teacher Brigitte Scott spoke out at her caucus stating that she is witnessing a change in young voters as they show interest in this race. Most agreed that the evening was an astonishing success for the Democratic party and Nebraska as it claims relev ,ance in tb,e
Photo courtesy of Erin Krenk
Photo courtesy of Erin Krenk
REINMILLERLEAVING LHS
Lincoln High's very own ''AV Dude'' has accepted a job at the niversity of Nebraska, Lincoln. Michael Reinmiller, a 1994 incoln High graduate, began working for the Lincoln High edia Center in 2001. Reinmiller was a visible part of Lincoln igh school as he was known by staff and students for his en1ergyand stellar technological work. He will be working at the epartment of Fine Arts where he will be assisting with technial support. Reinmiller will be missed and we wish him well.
By Emily Stanfield
Lincoln High senior, Jingyao Yu competed in the distri;.. Nebraska Jr. Academy of Science !;!! ! Fair in March 2007; she was a junior then. The top five participa~~ got to go to the state competition !il1f: in April. Jingyao was in the top .)lli five. At the state competition she Ill c·s;< was in the top five again. She also ~I won two awards: the Association i!i for Women Geoscientists award, t\!i and the American Meteorological 1ii '.14 Society for Atmospheric Science !Ill ' a ward. The top ten participants of j~., t he state competit i on get to go to !I.I
Boston for a National Jr. Acadern of Science conference on Februatc 13th Many prominent scientists 1, 1 professionals go to the conference to speak to the participants. At last year's conference in
measurements. Her results: she s.:" ' no correlation between the two Jj the measurements she took. Jing i 1 w.wi'llttrii o t he 1 witl
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So, what, might you ask ;\ Jingyao's winning project? It wa $j e ffect of cosmic rays on solar flafi&
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MR. HINKLEY INSPIRES TRUE GUITAR HEROES
By Alex Durrant
You can hear it down the hall , and in the neighboring classrooms.
A pluck here and a chord there, but not always something that works musically.
These are Mr. Hinkley's guitar classes.Most the students in both Guitar I and Guitar II are beginners like myself, discovering something new every day that they play.
Mr. Hinkley has led everyone that has taken his classes in the first guitar class held at Lincoln High, writing the lesson plan almost as he ,. goes.
An accomplished musician in the fields of bluegrass and blues, he still plays in a band of sorts with other musicians around the country, trading their parts across the
internet under the name Burnt Biskits and have finished an album entitled ''We Play Better Than We Cook''. Even though he is dealing with beginners, many of whom had never picked up a guitar before the first day of class, he has been patient and steady, even while learning what works and what doesn't to teach an entire class at once.
As for the more advanced players, he works with them on techniques they may have just recently learned, as well as pushing them to learn new techniques from genres outside their favored ones.
My Guitar II class recently started playing in open tunings, and we have been given more freedom to begin writing our own songs and even
recording them, as last semester we set up a small ''recording studio'' of in a utility room in the mezzanine.
Mr. Hinkley has ensured that no students become bored or loses focus; he has managed to give enough freedom so that no one feels too restrained in their blossoming playing.
All in all, both classes are great ways to put yourself in a position of · both enjoyable and useful playing and knowledge of the guitar, and if you're interested at all in learning to play, sign up for the class for next year, grab yourself a used guitar, and prepare to be pulled into the world of • music
(CROP) workshop in October 2QI The workshop helped participati lt schools learn how to work with 'liii i;
,:,:-:,:,,, cosmic ray detectors and do new il:i experiments. Lincoln High has a llfl ::•:::: ::::=::=:Ji cosmic ray detector on the roof cllll the South building, which Jingy tl!1· used to take her measurements. ii!l'JI
Jingyao hopes to do anot \ii' project for this year's Jr. Acaderi1 Science Fair. Hopefully she will !I..,. an opportunity to go to nationals . again! Jingyao is a stellar examp : of the great work that is being d q, in ou r science classrooms ,m
INDUSTRIAL TECH CLASSES ARE WORTH EXPLORING FOR LHS STUDENTS
By Jared Vivier
CADD Tech design, Computer Aided Drafting, Woods/Construction, Graphics, Welding are just some of the many classes you can take in Industrial Technology at Lincoln High.
Stanley Haas, the head of the Tech Department, is one of the many teachers you can find around our school who teach one of these amazing classes. I highly recommend taking a CADD design course, I took the class last year and loved it w Industrial tech has many advan ta ges ,,.::,, :rnrnrnrnl1 in life: it helps y ou better under tandstructure, line designs, drafting and much more. In s ome of the te ch classes, you can learn how t o create graphic layouts that will set up designs on house building, skyscraper engineering, and ways to build objects yourself.
In another class, you c ould learn basic circuit layouts, computer . . design, how to troubleshoot circuit 11\\111boards and learn what computer chips ili,ll1 li can save space and time. In Industrial
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Gary Hinkley teaches guitar to Alex Asboe (12). Gary Hinkley tuning his guitar during class.
the first step in joining one of our amazing classe s
Photos by Alex Durrant
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In this year we have a very close and chaotic presidential race for the Democratic candidates and many harsh words and many ideas have been swung around back and fourth between each candidate. In this presidential race we have made a major step in society and for this country, for the first time we have a woman, and a half African American man running for president. But there is only one person who can unite this nation that has been tom in half over the last seven years because of the Bush White house and there is only one person who has the strength, compassion, and the ability to lead.
Senator Hillary Clinton is that person; she knows what is needed for this natf on to have success again like we did during the nineties and the early sixties, she knows how to fix our economy and she will make sure every citizen in this country will have universal healthcare. She will bring back America's moral authority in the world and will make peace and will negotiate witli 'othei 'cot'ntries that may cause a threat. Senator Clinton has many years of experience just like great leaders of the past have had. She inspires us by showing that we again can be a proud nation by having gr.eat dreams and fulfilling them. It
TheBy David Cossart
has been her life long duty to helping the American people especially the unfortunate and those who have been unrightfully discriminated against.
Through the past year, there have been people who say that it is not Hillary who is running for president, but her husband, former president Bill Clinton, but that is the biggest lie out there. Bill Clinton is not running for the presidency again, which in reality he isn't because he can't and he has already been elected as president for two terms. The only thing Bill is doing is what all the other spouses of presidential candidates are doing, sporting their love one and their candidate. Hillary Clinton is running her own campaign and she is not running for president for her husband or even for herself, she is running for president for her people, and for this great country.
Hillary Clinton doesn't need anyone else to run her campaign, she has the strength, intelligent, and ability to lead · us and this nation better then any other
for the today's tournament. Once
, It is 6:30 A.M. on a Saturday there,we sit through some general morning. Having been aroused by announcements and then it's time my alarm clock, I open my eyes for the first round. Everyone in bewilderment as to what could heads off to whichever room they possibly be ni.ore important than have been assigned to. See, all n , sleeping for at ) east five more hours of the tournament's competitors However, as I regain consciousness, are entered in one or multiple , I rec~ll the reason for my rude events like Informative Speaking, awakening: There's a speech Duet Acting, Poetry, or my event, tournament today! Persuasive Speaking. In the round, • Yes, here I am, a speech geek in the every competitor is grouped into a. making: rising out of my eternal section of about six speakers entered weekend slumber to give a ten- in their same event. (Speakers minute speech about a topic no one entered in multiple events will be in is familiar with in the hopes that I more than one section.) Everyone will earn a 1st place trophy. speaks, and the judge of that section Here is how my day goes: I meet ranks the competitors from best to up with ·the rest of the speech team worst. This process is repeated two here at Lincoln High in the wee more times. After that, everyone hours of the morning. We then gathers to wherever the host school depart to whichever other high ·will announce who ''broke," or school in the region is the host qualified for the final round. In this
candidate running for the presidency. Barack Obama may have charisma and to many, give a good speech, which they believe is similar to how the Kennedys and Martin Luther King Jr. spoke, but Obama is no Ken11edy or a Dr. King, he has not done great things to help this country during years of crissis, to move this country forward, and we don't have time to hope he will do great things as '*liiii1'president,what ''J;ijthepeople of this • 11lnationneeds is jhelp. Help with Jithe healthcare f] 11system ~m , !1economy,and Ito be able to ;;;,,: ,.,,,: /!trust in our 1llgovemment. ,W:What this ation needs is ~ot untruthful edirect but the th and to receive what this country so truly needs, leadership with real work getting done. What this nation needs is iiot another · president who says he is a uniter not a divider, but true bipartinship who will work with both democrats and republicans to come up with real results. Hillary Clinton will do what ever it takes and will work her hardest to make
sure this country gets going in the right direction again. Hillary Clinton is 11,1nningfor the presidency, because she believes all American voices need to be heard, and she has been worki'ng for the American people all her life.
Hillary Clinton has a love for her people greater then Obama c an give to this country, she has worked all her life to make sure that the America she grew up in during the great Kennedy years can come true during this generation, were we have a never ending war over seas and a corrupted administration that keeps digging a bigger hole for America. Hillary Clinton is similar to the Kennedys, who fought for this nation in the nineteen sixties, • and there is support for her from the Kennedy clan like Robert F. Kennedy jr., Kathleen Kennedy, and Kerry Kennedy~ Also she was endorsed by the brother of one of America's greatest leaders, Cesar Chavez and the United Farm workers Union that Chavez f ounqed in 1962 and lead during very difficult years for Latinos." I will fight a2:ainst the division nolitics ofrevenP:e and retribution. If you put me to work for you, I will work to lift people up, not put them down.'' ,
final round, the top competitors in every event speak one more time, and a winner is determined for all the events. And after the awards ceremony ends, and the trophies are passed out to the finalists, the nowexhausted LHS speech team piles into the car and heads home. So, at the end of the day, when I again collapse into my bed after a grueling tournament, I reflect on my day. Usually I think about what I need to improve on; my gesturing, perhaps, or (to the dismay of Mrs. Aten) my lack of memorization. I also praise myself for my performances and what I did well. Just before I start to return to my eternal weekend slumber, I smilebecause; as a speech geek, the day's tournament was pure enjoyment. And I'm ready to do it all over again next Saturday.
by Emily Rejda was her mother. There had been the cellar Charles shot Jensen six Charles Starkweather ongoing battle between the Bartlett · times in the head and King once was born November 24, 1938 into family and Starkweather The in the head. Once Charles had put the poor family of Guy and Helen family felt that Charles was not them into the cellar the couple Starkweather. Charles was once suitable for Caril and when there took Jensen's car and went back to only known in his local hometown was the possibility that Caril was Lincoln. area of Belmont in Lincoln pregnant Charles was banned from In Lincoln they drove ' Nebraska. His schoolmates knew the house. Charles wanted to talk by Caril Ann's house but police him as a slow learner with bowed with the family and on January surrounded it so Charles found legs and a speech impediment. 21, 1958 he arrived at the house them a new place to stay It was He even had severe myopia and sometime during the afternoon but the home of C. Lauer Ward, who wasn't even able even able to be~ause Caril Ann and Charles tell Charlie only recognized form his read the largest letter on the eye a different story it is uncertain how route as a garbage man. Ward was chart. As Charles got older he the murders actually occurred. One the president of Capital Bridge and became fascinated with James account says that Charles arrived Capital Steel Companies. When he Dean. He tried to mock Dean in at the house before Caril Ann had left for work the couple went into both appearance and rebellious returned home from school and the house to find Clara Ward and attitude. Little did everyone know he had shot both of her parents the maid, Lillian Fencl. Charles that Charles would soon take his and beat her two-year-old sister, then proceeded to stab the two attitude to the extreme. · Betty Jean to death. Another story women. Then Caril and Charles Charles had dropped out says that Caril Ann had been home waited for Mr. Lauer to return of high school at age sixteen been for the fight between Charles and home from work. Once Mr. Lauer kicked out of his parents ho~se, her parents and that she had been was inside the house Charles shot and couldn't keep a steady job. He · involved in the murder. him to death. worked at the Western Newspaper Marion Bartlett had been Again the couple took Union Warehouse before becoming put in the chicken coop out in the off, taking the Lauer's 1956 black a garbage man. He had been kicked back lard, and several feet from Packard. They were headed for out of his house when he let Caril that was a shed were Velda and Washington State. They were Ann Fugate, his girlfriend, drive ·•··.}the ~~by were put. The young halfway across the state when the 1..!o- ~+J..~·· * 1-o...J~--0-~.t-1;,i.- ~OYJ2lethencont~ued to stay Lauer family was found dead in got in an accident in his car, which in the house one week after the their homes. Lauer was a close Charlie's father had to pay for. · ··., family murder. Charles had called friend of Governor Anderson. Caril Ann Fugate was only fourteen M~tj9n into work for a week and When Anderson noticed Lauer years old when she met Charlie, Caril posted a sign on the door that missing he sent police over to the age nineteen. They met through read, "Stay a Way. Every Body is house to find out what happened. Bob Von Busch who was Charlie's Sick With The Flu. Miss Bartlett" Upon the discovery of the family friend who happened to be dating Caril's grandmother, Patsy Street the National Guard was called in Caril's older sister, Barbara. Caril went over to the house after not response to the murders. The entire was also considered to be a slow hearing from the family for a week. city was now on a hunt to find learner, and she even failed a grade Caril had answered the door and Charles Starkweather and Caril in elementary school. turned her grandmother away. Fugate. At the time many families It was on December I, Her grandmother had become of the local area were panicked and , 1957 that Charles would commit suspicious and sent police over to many carried guns with them and ·· his first of eleven murders. the house but their search found children were not allowed to leave November 30, 1957 he went nothing wrong. When the cops left school without a parent or even to out to Crest Service Station on Bob Von Busch returned to the play outside on playgrounds. Cornhusker Highway where he house where he found the bodies While the search found a stuffed animal that he out back of the house. By this continued in Nebraska Caril and wanted to buy for his girlfriend. time the couple was long gone and Charles made it into Wyoming. When the service attendant refused headed for Bennet, Nebraska. Along Highway 87 the couple to let Charles put the dog on credit Charles had a family came across Buick. They pulled up he left only to return several hours friend, August Meyer, who lived to find Merle Collison, a traveling later. Upon returning to the gas in Bennet and owned a farm that shoe salesman from Montana, station Charles bought a pack of Charles hunted on. On their way asleep in the front. Charles asked cigarettes. He left again only to to the farm the car got stuck in the the man to get up and when he return minutes later. Charles robbed mud on a country road. Once they refused Charles shot him nine the twenty-one year old attendant, got to the house Charles ·shot and times. Caril then got into the back Robert Colvert, taking only one killed the family friend. The couple of Collison's car and Charlie got hundred dollars from the register ate, took more ammunition from into the driver's seat. They went to llro,rn•••K+;wn,..,,,,,, drawer. After taking the money the _home, and left. Once out on the drive away ?ut had trouble with the 111111111111.,, Charles forced Colvert into the car m~1n road they came across Carole car. Joe Spnnkle, 40, was passing ltl;'"i!!@\rtNjli
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proceeded to shoot Colvert in the school students that stopped to the weapon Charles possessed. The llr1 §1[1 !l lr+v• head. help. They gave Charlie and Caril two men fought for possession of IIIIP' 6 1&""'
One month later Charlie a lift but along the way Charles ; "b the 'Yeapon wp~n Q~puty Sheriff · · went over to house of Marion forced them to tum the car around William Rome r 'drove by. While and Velda Bartlett. Marion was and go back to an abandoned cellar the sheriff stopped Charles got Caril Ann's stepfather and Velda that was near the Meyer farm. At back into the car and Caril got out. -
ran to the sheriff and claimed - Charles was trying to kill her. Caril got in the sheriff's car and the sheriff took off after Starkweather. The sheriff shot at Starkweather's c ar, and thinking that he was shot, Starkweather pulled over. After r ealizing he wasn't hurt he took off again and the second shot the sheriff fired hit his car tire stopping Starkweather.
The young couple had finally been stopped in Douglas, Wyoming. They were arrested and stayed in a four-cell jail. Upon arrival neither one of them seemed to show any remorse for what th~y had done. Starkweather eventually confessed to the murder of the gas station attendant and stated that Caril had nothing to do with any ofit. He said thathe was holding
' trial then began on May 5 in the Lancaster County District Court.
On May 23 the jury found Charles Starkweather guilty of murder in the first degree. The jury suggested that Charles receive the death penalty.
Caril's trial began October 27, 1958. She claimed to be a hostage but Charles was brought from his death row cell to speak and he said that she was a willing participant. Then on November 21, after a ten-hour deliberation, the jury also found Caril Ann Fugate guilty of murder in the first degree and sentenced her to life imprisonment at the Nebraska · Correctional Center for Women in York. At the time Caril was the youngest female in the United States to be tried and convicted of
at the Nebraska Center for Women. While at prison she read over 1,000 books, learned to sew, and even wrote a column in the prison paper. In 1973 the Parole Board decided to commute her sentence from life • to thirty to fifty years. After serving eighteen of her sentence Caril Fugate was paroled on June 20, 1976. She was finally discharged by the Nebraska Board of Parole, which ended all restrictions on her in September 1981. It was believed that Caril moved to Michigan were she currently lives under a different · name.
It will never be known why Charles Starkweather and Cat:i,lAnn Fugate killed eleven people. Some believed that Starkweather's behavior was a result of constant bullying as a
• hand said that it was all Charlie's fault. When Charlie heard what she had said he took back his words and claimed that she helped in the murders and he didn't hold her hostage and she could have left at any time.
Once back in Lincoln their trials began. Charles had his preliminary hearing on March 1, 1958 in the Lancaster County Court. T. Clement Gaughan and William Matschullat were appointed to defend Starkweather. At his arraignment on March 26 he pleaded not guilty. His
In Jun_eof 1959 Guy Starkweather made one last attempt to spare his son's life and went to the United States Supreme Court. They were of no help and Charles faced the electric chair at the Nebraska State Penitentiary on June 25, 1959 after serving only one year in the prison. Charles was then buried at Wyuka Cemetery. Charles Starkweather was the last man to be executed in Nebraska until 1994 when Harold Lamont Otey was executed.
Caril Fugate was able to complete her high school education
a bad upbringing that caused him to kill. Others even thought that Charles was insane, but because he was executed so soon after his trial no one was able to figure out the real reason for the eleven spree murders. While Caril Fugate did receive a life sentence the question still remains about how much involvement she had in the murders. Was she really a hostage or was she a murderer like Charles Starkweather? Only Caril Fugate, Charles Starkweather, and their eleven victims know for sure.
NEBRASKA SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST ELECTRIC CHAIR
The Nebraska Supreme Court, with only one dissenting vote, cited the state's use of the electric chair as ''cruel and unusual'' punishment. Nebraska stands alone in ·its sole use of the electric chair which was once a popular form of enacting executions in the United States. Several states still offer electricutions as a method of execution. However, the court's ruling forces Nebraska to question its execution procedures Recently, the state of New Jersey ended the death penalty in its state.
The method of execution in Nebraska has often been an issue of debate. • The chair in use today has also been controversial as it has been utilized in Nebraska's executions for dec ades and is seen as a symbol of a state unwilling to change its methods.
Attorney General Jon Bruning stated that he would be willing to explore new methods for use in Nebraska's death penalty. Govenor Heineman commented that he was, ''appalled'' by the court's ruling.
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By Katy Hoover
''Atonement - (n.) Satisfaction, or reparation made by giving an equivalent for an injury or expiation." This rated R, two hour and three minute movie beginning in 1935 was set in a countryside estate in England.The movie starts out with flashbacks from Briony (Saoirse Ronan) a very nosy pre-teen writer living with her older sister Cecilia (Keira Knightley). Cecilia falls inlove with the housekeeper's son, Robbie Turner (James McAvoy). Their personal relationship continually suffers when Briony makes a mistake causing Turn er to get arrested for something he did not commit and is then forced into the military for the beginning of W\iVII. Five years later, Briony and her older sis taer,,,vvor a:s·i-rurscs~f or th e"'"wa:-r where you see all the brutal scenes of what happened in Europe. I believe that the director,Joe Wright did an amazing job with the novel by Ian McEwan.W.rightmade , it lo ok real, as if you were personally there at
the time. Though the ending could have been better (it felt rushed to get over as though you went through a 60 year time vortex), I still would recommend it to those that take an interest in history and true romance stories.
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Gabriela Montero is a world champion pianist, from Caracas, Venezuela,who is most famous for her astonishing improvisations of all types of songs When Montero was only seven months old, she was given a two-octave toy piano and she immediately began playing short tunes. When Montero was eight years old she gave her first concerto debut with the I II Venezuelan Youth Orchestra Simon Bolivar and was r,,,_ c......1~-• given a scholarship from the Venezuelan government to
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Earning a win over a city rival is an accomplishment. Beating your rival and earhing a city championship in the process is quite another. 'The Boys Varsity Basketball team accomplished this feat with a win over Lincoln Southea~t at Johnson Gym.
The 1vin kept the capped off an exciting run having just beaten Omaha Central, who was ranked second at the time of their meeting. The Links continue to amaze with their dedication to teamwork and it
is paying off at just the right time.
During a year many thought would be dominated by the Metro schools up north, Lincoln High has proven that it can play with anyone in the state and they appear to be hitting their stride going into Distrci play.
The team will be competing for a berth to vie for the State's top honors. However, regardless what
Be sure to show your support to the coaches and players as they gear up for tournament play. If you have not · witnessed the team play this year, there are only a few opportunites to catch them iQ action. They will be playing the Kearney Bearcats Friday,
- Feb. 15th at Johnson Gym and the Millard South Partriots the following night in Millard the post season may or may not hold, the team has proven that it has upheld the Lincoln High tradition of stellar play on the hardwood.
District pairings and locations will be announced at the close of the season. Listen for the announced times and locations for the up• coming games
(Above) Dylan Flinn (10) posts up for the Links and pours in a hook shot over the a cont~,sting Bellevue East team. The Links have proven its ability to score with its inside and outside game which has defenses on edge. ;: ,o -:-e<
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(Above) Andre Granger (12) sets the offense against Bellevue East on January 4, 2008.
(Right) Josh Riser (12) begins a Link fast break.
(Above) Michael Partee (11) drives the baseline for the Links.
By Leighanne Kroeller
When I first heard who was perfo1n1ing in the Super Bowl halftime show, I was surprised ·that I didn't even know who it was. I asked numerous people if they knew who ''Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers'' were. I found out that some kids actually knew who they are.
Consequently, this did not raise my excitement to see a stranger 'i
perform at the Super Bowl. Despite my anger of the choice of artist, I watched anyway.
The verdict? I think that this year's show was the worst I have seen in a long time.
Who's idea was it to go with some 60-year-old men anyway? All they did was walk around the stage and play guitar, like that was supposed to be the highlight of the show? Old men walking with guitars? I
can see that at the Qwest Center monthly (for a price, of course).
been directed to an older audience. It makes more sense to ha ,,e current artists performing because \here And the alleged singing I could have done without that, as well. The is more money to be made. l'lus, more people would tune in to lratch, I think. I got more excitement watching the announcers talk abO\lt the game, which is usually boring to me. Next year I hope to see and hear songs recorded in this decade. At this rate, next year we'll be seeing Elvis · impersonators.
Dallas Morning News speculated the next day that it looked like Tom was lip-syncing the whole time much like the Star Spangled Banner ''performed'' by an America Idol I don't understand why ever since the whole Janet Jackson • winner. incident, the halftime shows have
President George W. Bush called for $145 billion in tax cuts, describing the measures as a "shot in the arm" for the U.S. economy, which caused stock values to plu!'.lge in Australia, Tokyo, Hong Kong, China, and across Europe. (BBC)
Hungarian scientists created a computer program that, based on its analysis of 6,000 barks from 14 Hungarian sheepdogs, can exceed human capability in accurately classifying sheepdog barks.
Rese4 rche rs determined that The 2008 Topps baseball card chJldren universally ~et now includes ~() . : G O presidential candidates. "unknowable."
German merchant ship set-sail for Venezuela partially powered by a fuelsaving kite.
ew Study conducted y Clemson University
ound that sporadic ouble dipping in a cup f dip would transfer at east 50 to 100 bacteria rom one mouth to nother with every bite.
The thoughts of a "'" , ''l: : ~ississippi lawmakers monkey in North • j ntroduced a bill that Carolina controlled ' ~ould make it illegal for the actions of a robot ....____________ estaurants in the state in Japan. to serve obese people.
Winnipeg, Canada teenagers were their way to their own hearing for GTA. The teens stated it was "too cold to walk."
A Kitten named Tabby was returned to her owner in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida after sneaking into her owners suitcase, making it through the x-ray machine, being stowed in the luggage compartment of an airplane, tossed around on the luggage belt, and being picked up by the wrong owner.
selling a cheeseburger in a can, overpriced and soggy looking.
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger endorsed Republican candidate John McCain, while Schwarzenegger's wife, Maria Shriver, the niece of John F. Kenn-edy, endorsed Barack Obama.
West Virginia was considering a bill that would require gym classes to teach middle-schoolers how to handle a gun.
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Staff and students alike are very upset, angry, and confused about why so many tall, old trees were cut down in front of the school on Wednesday and Thursday, February 27 and 28.
''I really liked the trees outside I thought the trees in front ofthe school made the building look dignified. I'll really • m1s.s said substitute , teacher Tracie Kelsterman.
I asked Dr. Wortman why this happened and what went into the decision-making process. It tutns out, even Dr. Wortman didn't know the trees would be cut down so soon.
''I was surprised myself when
I looked outside yesterday," he said . According to Dr. Wortman there are many reasons the trees needed to be cut down. Some the trees that were near the parking lot had roots that were getting irt the way of leveling the parking lot. ·" _.,. _,.-:':;;' $!] ''You , t H,~ -,,-,,vw;~10W "' :,.11 _ h ,_, ,;now t e ' L: :.~ arking ot always as water and ice on 't? We're 1goingto 'ry to fix hat; the rees were
that," said Dr. Wortman.
There were other factorsthat went into the decision-making process. Some trees have diseases, such as pine wilt, which would have killed the trees anyway. There were many organization involved,
everyone's mind is, ''will they be replacing these trees?'' The answer, according to Dr. Wortman, is ''yes''. And, there are two trees outside that were donated by the class of 1949 at their reunion in 1999 that will be saved.
There were other trees that were too close to the school whose roots were in danger of interfering with the foundation of the building.
''Also, we will be replacing the windows, and the construction workers need to have room to do
including the Antelope Valley Project. With our school's proximity to the Capitol, there are certain regulations on fences and trees to maintain its visibility.
''We wanted you to be able to look down ''J'' St. and see the Capitol," said Dr. Wortman.
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''They are young enough that they might be able to be transplanted somewhere else," said Dr. Wortman. These trees and their beauty will be sorely missed, not only by Lincoln High's students and staff, but als o by alumni and the city of Lincoln
Lincoln High School has been accepted as an International Baccalaureate School. LHS is only the second Nebraska school to earn this status. Millard North High School was the first Nebraska school to have the program. The IB program is an internationally focused and recognized curriculum. Students earn their diplommas by meeting requirements that exceed past the classroom and enable students to focus intensively on areas of interest. The ID -program also will function within the community as an element of its coursework. LHS teachers have been attending training sessions all over the world in preparation for this new program. Ironically, Program Director John
ByTramKieu
45 years ago, a man fought for what he believed all people should attain freedom and equality. A vision so great and boundless, many thought he could not achieve. However, overcoming all obstacles, Dr. King successfully gathered people from all walks of life, men, women and children all alike, to fulfill and achieve one common dream. That dream is commemorated each year in Lincoln with a unifying rally, a way · to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 's life teachings to the community and to promote community service.
Representing this year's theme:
''It doesn't take a strong arm to push progress. It doesn't take a loud voice to speak up. It matters most that you challenge yourself to take steps for change."
This year's theme is attributed to empowering local conununities, respecting individuals, and bridging barriers. With this in mind, 200 participants trotted towards the state's capital on Monday, January 21, marking the 13th Annual Unifying Rally. This day was coordinated by Leadership Lincoln and the Nebraska Volunteer
Service Commission as a day of remembrance and celebration. It symboli ,zes the era in history when Dr. Martin Luther King's peaceful demonstrations proved to the world • that action without violence could be a powerful catalyst for change. The pre-rally was held in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Union ballroom, with poetry readings and posters from ''Multicultural Art Contest'' and ''High School Expression Contest'' participants and winners. As the , rally progressed toward the capitol, an introduction of important Lincolnites and the gospel styling's from the Multicultural Youth Rally Choir commenced the event. The r Q ,(]
program also acknowledged the 2008 Community Recognition Award to Edward Zimmer, an LPS Board of Education member. The profound keynote speaker, Jason Wagner II, captivated the audience with his speech, ''Change your Good Today for your Great Tomorrow." His speech reminded us of the injustices that Dr King fought for, freedom and justice for all races and peoples. Near the end of the rally, each person left with a $2 bill in hand, a call to action from organizers of the youth rally. Starting with this small incentive towards education and the community, it is only up to us, the youth of Lincoln - to make the first steps to change tl1e future.
ISU's Jack Trice Stadium is the only Division I-A venue named after an African American ..
By Katy Hoover
''My thoughts just before the first real college game of my life: The honor of my race, family and self are at stake. Everyone is expecting me to do big things. I will!'' - Jack Trice
Jack Trice had come to Iowa State University after attending East Technical High School when he first started his football career and friendship with Coach Sam Willaman, when Willaman became coach at ISU it was a sure way for Trice to join him and the football team the Cyclones. But Trice's place on the football team wasn't universally approved; opposing teams refused to play the Cyclones because of his presence.
On his only road trip to the Minnesota game, Trice complained of a sore shoulder from an injury he had sustained in the second play of that game.but stillremainedin,
Shortly before the end of the third quarter, he made a headlong dive attempting to stop a blocking wedge on and off-tackle smash. He landed on his back and was then trampled by several Minnesota players. ''The fullback, going through the hole, stepped on Jack's stomach and maybe his groin," ISU teammate Johnny Behm told the Cleveland Plain Dealer in a 1979 interview. ''He was badly hurt, but tried to get up and wanted to stay in. We saw he couldn't stand · and helped him off the field.''
Others have said that Trice was targeted because of his skin color. They don't know if it was an accident, or intentional.
Doctors then determined after the · game that Trice had sustained a broken collarbone but was healthy enough to return home with his teammates. Soon after the Cyclones departed, Trice started having
trouble breathing and his condition . worsened. A doctor was summoned from Des Moines and determined that surgery was too risky. On October 8th 1923, Trice died of hemorrhaged lungs and internal bleeding through out his abdomen. Iowa State canceled classes two days after for a memorial service. More than 4,000 students and faculty members turned out for the ceremony. Trice's casket was wrapped in the scho ol's colors, cardinal and gold before he was buried.
The stof'J faded over the years and was to be f orgotten until ISU student Tom Emmerson was rummaging through the school's old gymnasium in 1957. While there Emmerson discovered a faded plaque covered with grime tucked behind the spiral staircase at the facility. ''I saw that and got interested in wh<;>Jack Trice was," said Emmerson. ''I had never
heard of him and so I talked to some people in the athletic department office and then I went to t he library and wrote a piece about him." That story helped spark interest in Trice again years later in 1974, ISU's student body government voted unanimously to recommend that the school name the new football stadium after him. Several years later, students raised money to erect the statue of him outside the stadium. Jack Trice had become the new title ofISU's new stadium · in 1997. It is the only Division 1A football stadium named after an African-American.
Trice has been the subject of a play and there have been talks about a movie about his life. But the most fitting memorial comes when the Cyclones play in a stadium named in his honor
LINKS TAKEANNUAL TRIP TO STATE-WIDETHEATREFESTIVAL
By Emily Stanfield
From Friday, January 18 until Saturday, January 19, high school actors, technicians, and general theatref olk: from across the state of Nebraska convened at Ralston High School for a weekend of theatre fun - the State Thespian Convention. The theme this year was ''Thespians Under the Big Top." The schedule was jam-packed with activities, from Individual Events to sessions with the artist-inresidence, Leslye Orr. The days went as follows: Friday: 12:00pm Opening Ceremony
12:30pm Thespian Scholarship Auction
- Each school brought items to be auctioned off, the proceeds all went to the Thespian Scholarships, which were awarded at
the end of the convention. The items consisted of such things as a plastic Viking hat, which Lincoln High students collectively bought for $45, a cardboard knight (ax included) which sold for $175, and a hoe which sold for $308.
2:00-3:15pm Individual Events - Many students competed in individual events, such as monologues, acting duets, musical solos, musical duets, and student-made films. Many Lincoln High students competed, and a few won awards for doing well: Breanna Achen (mol}ologue), Bonita Rickers and Will Bennett (acting duet), and Michael Maly and Benito Sanchez (film).
3:20-5:45pm Main Stage Productions by three Nebraska high schools: Millard West's Assembly Line, Bellevue East's The Complt Wks of Wlm Skspre Abgd, and Mercy High School's Trojan Women.
FutureGen: ore Lies
by Josh Bradley
President Bush stated companies who want federal aid for systems that store carbon dioxide from coalin his State of the Union address that he would ''fund · ·fired plants, · according to a - ·" new technologies that can generate coal power while capturing carbon emissions,"; however, he has since changed his mind and decided that he would rather not look to the future.
The ''new technology'' he made reference to is Future Gen, a $1.5 billion zero-emissions power plant that he first announced plans for in 2003. The prototype plant would have produced electricity and hydrogen from coal and then stripped and stored the carbon dioxide that would otherwise be spewed into the atmosphere. Instead, Bush's administration now accepts new proposals from
6:00-6:45pm Banquet Dinner - According to some, this year's banquet was the ''best ever." It took place in the gym, which was decorated to look like events
9:45-10:30pm Dance 10:30pm depart for hotels Saturday
8:00-10:00am Improv Olympics Begin - For a circus tent. The food was excellent, and each thespian received a complementary light-up cup. Happiness ensued.
7:45-8:30pm More Main Stage Productions including Lincoln High's Drop Dead Juliet, and Kearney High's Normal, a musical about eating disorders.
8:45-9:45pm Tech Olympics Preliminary
Washington Post article.
Ilinois Senator Dick Durbin is livid. He was quoted as saying that the project can't be taken seriously, especially because the new proposal applications are due a few weeks before Bush leaves office.
So, for the rest of the year, my advice is to not get your hopes up about any strides towards controlling emissions. Furthermore, the one should also be leary of what is said by politicians and what is accomplished by politicians. The two could run counter to each other, as we have seen this year.
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by David Cossart
As we inch closer and closer to summertime, the government of China is busy preparing its capital city Beijing to host the country's first Olympic Games.
However, on the other side of the world, the people of Dar~r have also reached a milestone in five years of genocide.
And it appears that these two events are becoming increasingly connected.
It is obvious that China is quickly becoming • an economic superpower. But in order to spur on development, China urgently needs to acquire more energy sources ( oil, coal, etc.) so in recent years China has been scouring the globe in order to find more fossil fuels. One of the countries China has visited is Sudan, of course!
Sudan has large oil reserves, and since other countries (including our own) have refused to buy Sudanese oil, it's a perfect opportunity for China. However, as with
the Improv Olympics, participating schools' teams rotate to different rooms and play improv games for judges.
9:00-10:15am Tech Olympics Final Events - For the Tech Olympics, participating schools' teams put together sets, light design, make-up, and costumes ·in front of judges. The best teams win!
10:15-10:45am Main Stage Production Bryan High's ''Of
all diplomatic agreements, Sudan wants something in return. And so, in exchange for oil, China now gives Sudan both weapons and diplomatic protection so that the Sudanese government can continue its genocide. Here's where it gets interesting. Not surprisingly, China's involvement in Sudan has caused what one might call an international uproar. In a normal situation, China could ignore the demands of the international community, as it has done for its other debacles. However, this is also the year that China hosts the Olympics for the first time, so any incident affecting the success of the Olympics (say, a boycott) would be disastrous to the positive image China is trying to bestow upon itself by hosting the Games.
To China's dismay, there already has been backlash - just recently, the famous Hollywood director Steven Spielberg withdrew as an ''artistic advisor'' to the
Mice and Men," this show was chosen to perform at the International Thespian Convention in June, at UNL.
11:00am-12:00pm Improv Olympics Finals 12:00-1:45pm Lunch and the Showcase of the Stars talent show 2:00-4:45pm Workshops These workshops included stage combat, auditioning, set design, writing, acting, directing, and dance.
As you can tell, the festival was a fun-filled! Beijing Olympics because he felt China was not putting enough pressure on the Sudanese government to end the genocide.
Some governments and organizations, including the International Olympic Committee, contend that the Olympics should not be used for political statements. The IOC stated that they ''recognize Darfur is a highly complex issue, with tragic circumstances, but is a matter for the UN to resolve." But to Darfur activists, the Beijing Olympics present a perfect opportunity to make progress on an issue that hasn't seen much good news since the conflict began five years ago.
Regardless, when the Olympic torch is lighted in August, many may ask what the Games are being fueled with. It might be fueled with the oil of a war-tom land. But it could be invigorated with the unifying, hopeful Olympic spirit of 'a world without genocide.
By Paige Hutchinson
On February 13, 2008 can support . . The a Tom Osborne re.c,ard~~Jl. ' Foundation mission surpassed. Ed af Copple made a donation to the Public Schools Program, toppiJJ previous donati ; 1 Tom and Nancy !; to the Teammatd ·''We all agree th~;: of our great couf' in the hands of it1 people. Therefq~, in everyone's in r provide the best and facilities to young people g Ed Copple.
The Foundation program was established in 1989 to give students opportunities that go beyond what tax dollars • like field trips, technology, and special classroom materials, 155 scholarships and awards were given to students and staff members, 23 Community Leaming
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• won't cut it. The Copple's donation will go towards the Seacrest Field locker rooms, which are in great need of renovation. The
• locker rooms have been used for over 50 years .nd coaches ''-.teand will il>eused for 1 e. The Seacrest } iproiect, :-(-:) J ::::< 1 t Athlete ,t Center, will t :i.ce for physical ~evelopment '"Cross the · ·· itudent Athletet t Center ' vailable for '._,. ti m • ·1community s, as Seacrest The ,Jis said to be completed by fall 2008. Lincoln has been improving many of its athlectic facilities including Beechner Field at LHS.
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Scribe is Lincoln High's literary magazine, which annually publishes Lincoln High student's original prose, poetry and artwork.
Scribe editors have always done an excellent job over the · years (78 years, to be precise) making a high quality literary magazine, but this year they were finally recognized for their hard work. They won a Superior rating from the National Council of Teachers of English. 435 schools entered the 2007 Program to Recognized Excellence in Student Literary Magazines, and only four from Nebraska were given a Superior rating.
Scribe has stayed true to original format over the years, but recently they have made a few additions to the magazine. ''We started publishing artwork two years ago," says Scribe editor, senior Erica Bartz. If you are an amateur artist looking for a place to publish your work, you should submit your artwork to Scribe. . ''The writing deadline was in December, but we're still accepting artwork," says Bartz.
At most other schools, working on a literary magazine is a class, but Scribe is completely voluntary. The editors are chosen by
Miss McGinn, the Scribe sponsor, for their dedication to their schoolwork (they must have at least a B+ grade average) and, ''of course, their love of writing. The Scribe editors work all · school year ~meeting at least once a week after school, to put ,. together the magazine. ''First we read all of the submissions out loud, th ~n we vote on which ones we want to publish. That takes up the first part of the year. During second semester we type the submissions up and arrange them in the order we want them publi ~hed." says editor, senior Audrey Koch. Typing and arranging ·the pieces is a long process, she says, which can take about twd·months.
On 1the first Friday in May, Scribe will receive a plaque for their superior rating at a ceremony at the State Capitol.
There is something weird going on. Knock on wood, but I think we young people might be finally pulling our heads out from under the ground
Voter turn-out for Americans under the age of 30 has broken records for primary elections and caucuses in over 20 states across the country. Numbers of young people flooding to the polls have doubled, tripled, and even quadrupled in some states. So what's going on? I think our generation finally gets that if we don't put a viable leader in office this term, we will be the ones to deal with the longterm consequences of it. Global warming, over population, the prospect of nuclear war, and· many other problems are all issues that if not handled well, will become more-than catastrophic within our lifetimes. So finally, we're recognizing that action must be taken in order to preserve our future. We acknowledge that we need someone to lead us toward the sort of change that · will give us hope. And when I went to caucus on February 7th, it was obvious whom we young people have chosen as that leader.
What is it about Barack Obama that is so captivating? I can't quite define it b'ti:t f c'aii •see'tlie ' eff6cts of it. Millions of young people across the nation are rallying behind him, whom otherwise wouldn\t be rally-
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ing at all. I can speak for myself driven, power hungry, over seasoned when I say that I've never been too product of Washington, I agree \Vith excited about politics but something Obama. Nothing ever will change. changed when I heard Obama speak We will stay in Iraq for years, the for the first time. Before that point, · climate crisis will bring catastrophe, I was definitely one of those cynics civil tragedies abroad, such as Darfur that hid behind my dissatisfac- and Uganda, will remain in the tion of what I did know about our shadows and the American people country's leaders as an excuse for will once again return to sitcoms avoiding political engagement in instead of the news on week nights, any way. In reality, the criticism I bored with politics and comfortable had should have been an incentive in ignorance. for me to GET involved so that I No, we need change that we can could change things, but hey, what's a teenager without some self righteous ignorance? Anyway, I finally saw the light when I decided to go to an outdoor steak fry in Iowa last September and hear all of the presidential candidates speak. That was the first time I heard Barack Obama say, with such a high voltage of what I, can only describe with Stephen Colbert's trademark word; · 'truthiness', that "This time we don't need just another politician! This time we need a leader!"
And that's what Barack Obama really seems to be. His critics call him inexperienced, and yes, he is relatively young, but I say thank God for that. The less time he.,s :' :;r ',-:, ,1· - ;', - ct..-_. ·r spent in politics means the less time he's been brainwashed. He's still young enough to be idealistic. If we go for another carbon copy, money
believe in. And I believe in Obama. · He was the one that said no to Iraq from the beginning. He is the one whose campaign has been funded 100% by the people; he hasn't used lobbyists to gain a cent. He was the one who announced a plan to cap green house gases, not in· front of a group of environmentalists, but in front of oil company reps: "It was really quiet in that room," he said. And he is also the one who acknowledges that all the hope he talks about is not what some would define as "blind optimism." He understands how hard it will be to make the kind o t change that his nation needs, but he i s determined to follow through because he also un9ierstands that there is such a thing as being too late. And in this day and age, that is not something America can afford. •
By Erin Krenk
Reynaldo Castro, born and raised in Santo Domingo of the Dominican Republic, is the Lincoln ~gh Diving Coach and has been involved with Lincoln High for almost twenty years. Castro has been diving for several
Michigan where he dove for his highly competitive high school swimming and diving team. In 1977, Castro won the Michigan State Diving Competition and was named State Champion. The majority of Castro's teammates went on to swim or dive for
lVlSIOn colleges nd/or to ,Wlmor ive for All • encan. astro got lot of ecognition om olleges after I wanted to give it a try." Sure LHS Diving Coach Reynaldo Castro talks enough, Castro certainly found with his divers before their meet at East. Winn1ng his state title and his passion for diving not long after stepping up to the board for his first time. By the time he was fourteen, almost fifteen, Castro had qualified for the 1976 Olympic Trials to represent the Dominican Republic. · Since he was SQ young, his coaches did not send him to compete in the actual Olympic Games but he w'as still able to train with the team to prepare f•r future competitions.
When Castro was a sophomore in high school, he became an exchange student in the United States in Burmingham,
began to be recruited by several schools across the nation.
After Castro headed home from his exchange student experience,he 'met back with his Olyinpic Teammates and ' coaches to begin training for the Olympic Games of 1980 that were held in Moscow (which is now the old Soviet Union). At the age of 19, Castro competed in the three meter diving competition where there were about forty five -other competitors. "It was a very
Four years later, Castro competed once again in the 1984 Olympic Games that were held in Los Angeles, California. This time, Castro competed against about forty people and placed 20 th • By this time, Castro had moved back to the United States to also dive for the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. Here, Castro claimed the All American Diving Conference Champion title.
overwhelmingfeeling," Castrosays when describinghis Olympic Games experience, "I was so proud of myself for being talented enough to be there, but it was such an · immense feeling knowing that I was going to be competing againstpeople that were my idols and some that were twice my age." In the Olympic Games of 1976 Castro was a finalist and placed 18th• years and has achieved many goals and honors through his diligence, motivation and perseverance. He qualified for the Olympic Trials a total of three times, but only competedl in two actual Olympic Games. Castro began diving when he ·was just twelve years r old. "Several of my friends were into diving," he says, "I · thought it looked like fun and
In 1986, Castro came to Lincoln High to help tutor students in the Spanish language. Soon after, the athletic department offered him the head diving coach position and Castro accepted. Over the years, Castro has been able to pass down his knowledge of the sport to the students he coaches. "In my coaching, I tend to use other traits from my old coaches that worked for me," Castro says, "I had several different coaches throughout my life and although they all gave something valuable to utilize, the coach that left the biggest impact on me was my high school coach. He told me things that I needed to
learn in order to be consistent and to this day that is what I preach to the kids." Castro definitely has a , k.nack for coaching and being an inspiration to all. "I lqve diving and I love watching the kids progress and become happy with their success. We strive to get better each and every day," Castro says.
Castro still works as the Lincoln High Diving Coach in the winters but also works in the law enforcement field as well as helping coach for the Lincoln Parks and Recreation as well as the University. "My goal is to make the kids I coach be the best they can possibly be. I want to take them as far as they can go like my coaches did for me. I watch them grow and mature andthat to me is rewarding," says Castro, "My experience with diving has been extremely gratifying and a dream come true."
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Above are the Lincoln High Divers of07-08, Clare Maney, Stephanie Ruppelt, Rachel Eubanks, Ale x Marti and Nathaniel Longman.
They Might Be Giants played a sold-out concert Omaha on March 1st at Slowdown. They Might Be Giants are an alternative rock band founded by • Ill John Flansburgh and John Linnell, that hit their - 1~..'1 .,.,: p""'ee,.aa:K'""i lr tlfe- i~os, ma1fil y •wiffi a college audience. They've continued to keep an a,udience and produce records for the past two decades. Three of the past four records they made were for children (which still are fun for adults to listen to), but they continue to tour with their mainstream music.
Slowdown was a great venue for them to perform at. It's a new venue, which is relatively small, which I like. It has a pit in front of the stage for people who want to be right next to the band, and around the edge of the pit is seating and plenty of space for audience members to stand (which is great for short people like me who typically car'-'t see the stage), and a balcony with more seating an-I.standing area. The lights were great, and the sound W.isgood too, i
though there were some mic problems. It "' as loud, but not so loud that you couldn't hear the IhUsic, or I feel like your eardrums were about to explode.
The opening act, Oppenheimer, was very good. Oppenheimer consists of two musicians from Belfast, Ireland, and an air horn. The lead singer plays drums, and the other guy plays guitar and keyboard. They play alternative rock too, and their music fit well with They Might Be Giants.
Now to the show itself, They Might Be Giants rocked out. They played some crowd favorites, such as ''Birdhouse in Your Soul," ''Ana Ng," ''Istanbul (Not Constantinople),'' and ''Why Does the Sun Shine?'' which they turned into a political commentary. They also played a couple of songs from their new albums (The Else, and Here Come the ABCs, an album for the whole family) including ''Alphabet of Nations," a song listing a country for every letter of , the alphabet, including one made-up country: West Xylophone. The musicians and audience alike had a great time. The band's guitarist got a few solos, including a great acoustic solo for ''Istanbul."
It was a great show, and if you want more information about They Might Be Giants go to www. theymightbegiants.com. If you want more informa,,,,,,"'''''"''rn"',m,,rn,,,""""'''" tion about Oppenheimer (which everyone should,
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March 21, 2008
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The United States launched a spy satellite into space in December of 2006. ·Shortly after getting the satellite up the station lost all control of the satellite. T11erewas no way to know the path of the satellite. Then early this year, after being in space for over a year, experts believed that the satellite had reached the Earth's ofbit and would fall to the ground in early March.
With the satellite free falling towards Earth the U.S. Department of Defense stepped in. The satellite was believed to be the size of a school bus and weighed over 5,oo o pounds. The satellite not only posed a threat with its size and uncontrollability but on board the satellite was a 1,000-pound tank filled with hydrazine fuel. This fuel composed of ammonia posed a big threat to people should it land in any
By Emily Stanfield
Last issue we told you about senior Jingyao Yu getting a top five place at the Nebraska Jr. Academy of Science Fair ivr her project on cosmic ray's effect on solar flare measurements. With that placing, she and ahother high schooler from Lincoln got to go to Boston from February 13 - 17 for the American Association for the A1vancetp.<:?[l-t of SGience's annua\ ::•. science convention.
The trip was full of activities, including taking a tour of Boston and visiting two science museums: the MIT Science Museum and the Boston Science Museum. The Boston Science Museum reserved the entire building for the Jr. Academy of Science participants for one night. While there, they enjoyed a dinner catered by Wolfgang Puck, who caters the Oscars.
''The food was pretty good," Jingyao said.
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On January 4 th , with no way to safely bring the satellite down, the Military was given orders to modify a missile to fire at the satellite. On Wednesday, February 20 th the U.S. Military cleared hundreds of miles in the Pacific Ocean and set up a Navy ship, USS Lake Erie, an Aegis-class cruiser. From the cruiser a single SM-3, St~ndard Missile 3, waslaunched at approximately 10:30
P.M. The missile traveling at over 5,000 mph was launched towards the satellite, traveling at 17,0000 mph, that was orbiting the earth over 150 miles above the ocean. It took less than three minutes for the satellite to be destroyed.
The U.S. Department of Defense declared that the satellite was hit and destroyed with a minimal amount of debris after the first missile was launched. Within the first few hours they were unsure
which participated in the science convention, including Geico. The students had their own comer at the convention, which viewers could walk through to look at their projects.
There were also many speakers, including a Nobel Prize winner. Jingyao said the speakers were very inspirational; they spoke of how they got to were there are, and how they made achievements in science. -
On the last night, there was a banquet and a dance that went until the early hours of the morning. ·
One of the best parts of the trip for Jingyao was meeting students from across the nation.
''Afterward, everyone became friends on Facebook," she said. ''It was a great experience. I definitely want to go again next year; it will be in Chicago."
We wish her good luck!
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if the fuel tank had been destroyed or if any part of the fuel tank still remained. After several days the Department of Defense<l\vas sure that the tank had been destroyed and no longer posed a threat. Three missiles had been prepared in the instance that the first one had missed the satellite. Each missile was believed to have cost over $9.5 million. The three missiles alone added up to almost $30 milfion but the total cost of the expedition is believed to havereached $60 million.
Since all signs of any threat were clear the Department of Defense offered neighboring countries a clean up of any debris that may have landed within their · territory. The military radar showed that any remaining pieces of the satellite were no bigger than a football. While the United States is trying to clean up any remains ·of the satellite Russia and China are
questioning the reasoning behind t satellite shoot-down. They United States denied the claim that shooting the satellite was a test of antisatellite weapons.
Last year China also demonstrated their anti-satellite weapons by also shooting down a falling satellite. Now that both China and the United States have demonstrated their satellite technology they fear that Russia will follow. With all three countries trying to use anti-satellite weapons it will make it even harder to pass a treaty banning any type of space weapon. It was China and Russia that had originally proposed an anti-satellite ban before the U.S. Department of Defense had even mentioned using a missile to shoot down the spy satellite.
The COMPASS Test (ComputerAdaptive Placem.entTest) is an alternate test to the ACT for students interested in attending Southeast Community College. The test is · designed to help determine what level students are at and the classes that will be best suited for them at SCC. Currently the only place students may take the COMPASS Test is at SCC but with the help and organization from Mr. Vasa Lincoln High was selected to hold a group testing for the COMPASS Test on Monday, February 251h•Five juniors took the test on Monday in the GP Lab. The test went very smoothly for the students with only one interruption from the :firedrill that morning. Several of the students who took the test received their scores and have already adjusted their schedules based on the COMPASSresults.
The test is prompted by SCC staff members and can be taken on the computer. Then instead of waiting weeks for your results in the mail the results are printed mir,utes after your test is talcen.Then stlff will then sit down with you to explain your results. Students may take the test as many times as they would like during high school, waiting only thirty days
before a retest can be taken. For high school students there is no fee for the test but after high school the test costs fifteen,dollars. Along with no fee for the test there is also no time limit on the test. Unlike the ACT, with set times for each section of the test, the COMPASS test allows you to take as long as you would like for each section of the test. The test is composed of three parts , writing, reading, and mathematics.
The writing section of the test checks for appropriate grammar usage. The computer will give an essay that the " students will look at to find the errors. Students then select the inappropriate text and are given five choices for revising the selected sentence. The reading portion of the test consists of passages that students must read and then answer questions about. The math section of the test consists of different questions in algebra and geon1etry. While you can't prepare for some college entrance tests there is some review that can be done for the COMPASS Test. One way to help prepare for the math section is to review previous years of math that you have had in high school. Another way to get help would be to visit the ACT website and go through a sample version of the test.
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by Eli Barney
On February 19, Toshiba, the main d eveloper and supporter o f the HD DVD format, announced that they are no longer going to m anufacture HD DVD d isks or players because o f ''recent changes in the m arket." Since mid-2006, t here have been two highdefinition disk formats t o choose from: Blu-Ray and HD DVD. Now, with this announcement from Toshiba, the format war is officially over. BluR ay has come out on top, and those who invested in HD DVD players and movies have found out
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by Emily Rejda
Do you know what you want to do after high s chool? Trying to figure o ut what you want to do with yourself after high s chool can be a daunting task to some. Many students have trouble trying to figure out what t heir major is going to b e in college or what profession they would like to go into.
that they bet on the wrong technology.
The most difficult thing to understand about the format war is why BluRay beat out HD DVD. They both hold full-length movies at the same highdefinition quality. They were both released at about the same time. They both had the backing of major technology companies. In the end, it simply came down to decisions by a few formerly neutral • companies.
Warner was the first major company to abandon HD DVDs in favor ofBlu-Ray. They originally promised that •
they would release their movies on both highdefinition formats for as long as they were both around, but with no end to the format war in sight, and with high-definition disk sales low because of customer uncertainty, Warner decided to throw its weight behind Blu-Ray. This was very important because Warner leads the market in DVD sales and has a large catalog of popular movies that would not be released on HD DVD, so anyone wanting Warner movies in highdefinition would have to buy a Blu-Ray player.
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One way to help figure out what you would like to do is pick a profession that is of interest to you, find someone in that field, ·and shadow them for a day. Shadowing someone might help to give you some perspective about what you would like to do. If you go and find out that job might not be for descriptions are often left broad and general. When you shadow someone you get to find out the specific details of the job. You are able to ask as many questions about the job as you would like and get an answer from someone who knows the job inside and out. Shadowing helps give you an idea of the type of atmosphere you might encounter with that job.
For me, journalism has always been an interest of mine. I was fortunate enough to be able to spend a day down at the Lincoln Journal Star. I was able to see first hand the fast paced hustle and bustle of you then there are plenty t J 1 St 1. f th b t th me a ourna ar po ice their newsroom. I was able to meet some of the writers and editors on staff at the paper. I also o o er JO s ou ere th -t ht b b tt ·t d reporter and was able to a m1g e e er su1 e :fi go down to the Countyor youM. t· . City building and hear the any 1mes, 1n 1 , h -&'. • b th morning po ice report. searc 1ng .ior a JO , e
announcement by Warner, one you should buy, they Wal-mart announced would enthusiastically that they would be suggest Blu-Ray over HD transitioning to Blu-Ray, DVD. which meant they would These are the no longer stock HD DVD ''major changes in the movies or players. This market'' that Toshiba was also had a significant talking about. Having lost impact, because Wal-mart the support of these three is an absolute retail giant companies, as well as and anyone shopping for movie rental companies a high-definition player such as Netflix and at Wal-mart would only Blockbuster, Toshiba has have one choice: Blu- ceased development and Ray. Best Buy officially production of HD DVD announced its support players and movies. They ofBlu-Ray at about the will, however, continue same time. While they to produce replacement still kept HD DVD players parts and provide customer and disks in stock, if you support for those unlucky were to ask one of their people who already bought sales representatives which HD DVD players.
When I got bac from hearing the police report I was able to take a tour of the newsroom as well as see the printers were all of the papers are printed. I was even able to sit in on one of the morning meetings with the editors of the paper.
My experience at the Journal Star was both fun and inciteful. The experience helped me to see how much I might enjoy working on staff at a newspaper. You never know what profession will be best for you. All you need to do is find something that interests you and try it out for the day. Shadowing lets you take on the role for the day without having to worry about committing yourself to that college major or profession. There is something out there for everyone, it just takes some time to find out what it is.
2008 LINKS GIRLS BOWLING TEAM EARNS THE STATE TITLE
''The third time is a charm.'' That may have been the motto for this year's LHS Girls Bowling team. For the third straight year, the Lincoln High Girls Bowling Team qualified for the State Bowling Finals. Coming off of two years of Runner-Up status, this year's team ( comprised almost entirely of seniors) was determined to claim victory.
Consequently, that is precisely what they accomplished.
Competing in the arena style format (where the audience is seated along the lane), the Links competed against city rival .• Southeast High School. Also new to the format were the television cameras that filmed the competition for NET Television.
Unfazed by the glare ofthe venue
and the assembled media, the Links w~nt undefeated during the State competition and won what had been an elusive: a State title.
The team, comprised of members Bailey Foss, Ashely Bonebright, Christine Foreman, Nicole Johnson, Catelin Huggins, Taylor Callies, are coached by Sarah Hart and Patty Meyers.
Currently, bowling is the fastest growing sport in American high schools. This year's State finals proved that bowling has become a relevant and competitive sport for Lincoln students.
Lincoln High's Bowling Program ' stands at the fore-front of the competition and the 2008 LHS Girls Bowling Team has earned its spot as a team for the ages.
LINCOLN HIGH BASKETBALL THRILLS AT STATE
The 2008 Lincoln High Links Basketball team has constantly had its critics shaking their heads. In a year that was to be dominated by Omaha Metro teams, Lincoln High proved that it can play with any team, any where, ·any day. After their thrilling City Championship and District Championship, the Links entered the Class A State Tournament on a roll. Despite their run of success, many in the media counted on Lincoln High to fall to Creighton Prep .
If the 2008 season proved any lesson, it was to never count the Links out of any contest. Led by senior Josh Riser, the 2008 Links were a team to be reconkened with and stood as the lone Lincoln school to be represented at the State Tournament.
In the first round, LHS was met by a talented Creighton Prep team that could not miss during the first half · of play. Moreover, the Creighton Prep fans proved to be an obstacle, as well.
Despite the confidence exhuded by the Prep contingancy, Lincoln High never quit.
In the second half, Lincoln High proved to be too much for Creighton Prep to handle, as the Links took command of the game in the fourth . quarter. _ Through solid denfense, ball control, and a balanced offense featuring R.J. Richardson, Pete Uhing, Andre Granger, Michael Partee, Dillon Flinn, and Josh Riser,
the Links won the game 63-57. During the second round of the tournament, the Link's season ended with a defeat to Bellevue East. Despite the loss, the Lincoln High basketball team thrilled the high school basketball world and proved their might in a highly competitive season.
The Team: (Back L-R) Coach Patty Meyers, Ashley Bonebright, Bailey Foss, Catelin Hugginsi C:htjstine Foreman, Coach Sara Hart (Front) Nicole Jphp.son, and Taylor C:ailles
By Emily Rejda
.The Final Four of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division 1 Men's Basketball Championship was held on Saturday, April 5th at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. This was the first time in NCAA history that all four number one seeds (West, South, Midwest, and East) played in the Final Four. Kansas played North Carolina while UCLA and Memphis matched up for the second game. Kansas won against North Carolina 84-66 and Memphis won 78-63 over UCLA. Kansas and Memphis played for the championship on Monday, April 7th • •
By Zachary James
''I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal From the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire, let freedom ring. From the mighty mountains of New York, let freedom ring. From the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania, let freedom ring. But not only that, Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi.''
Strong words that came from a man who risked his life to stand up for what he called the ''promised land'',
One of the radio announcers for the Final Four was Kevin Kugler, the son-in-law of Mr. Shandera. Kugler served as the play-by-play radio announcer for the Final Four for the first time in his career.
" Shandera said, ''I am thankful that Kevin is a great persoµ and a pretty _goodbroadcaster. It is ' exciting for our family to see (him and usehis talents and abilit i es and get recognized for that i!It is also fun to listen to him do something like this on a national basis." -
Kugler joined the NCAA Radio Network in 2004 as a reporter for the College World Series. Since then he has announced the past four College World Series. He has also J L L 4 and standing up not only for oppressed African Americans in this nation, but for all the rights of all men and women in this country. Dr. King led marches, boycotts, spoke out against the injustice in this country. He was beaten, and jailed, not like a man but like a dog, but he never gave up, or gave in, he would pick himself up off the ground and justkept on marching, he kept on speaking out and demanding equality for all mankind.
• However, on April 4th, 1968 his life was taken. While leaving the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennesse, Dr. King was killed by an assassin. In the wake of his death, America
.. been the lead play announcer for Westwood One's regular season basketball coverage. For two seasons he was also the announcer for the College Football Game of the week. On weekday afternoons he is the cohost of ''Unsportsmanlike Conduct'' on the Omaha radio station 1620, the Zone. He acts as the sports director for the Zone, which is Omaha's ESPN affiliate. He is also a cohost of the ''Big Red Wrap Up'' on Nebra ska Education Television In 2003 and 2005 Kugler received the Nebraska Broadcasters Award of Excellence. Kugler was named the Nebraska 2004 Media Person of the Year by the Nebraska Coaches Associati ,on along with
the Nebraska AP Award for best play by play. Kugler has also won the Nebraska Sportscaster of the Year Award from the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association four cons ecutive times in 2003-2006.
''I am very proud of his accomplishments and excited to see him succeed. He is a very hard worker and very thorough in his preparation which leads to success. I am always amazed at how much time he puts into his preparation for each game," Shandera said.
By Katherine Hoover
Students WILL need their LHS ''Premiere Party'' is this year's ID with them when they buy a Prom theme. Roll on in over ticket. Prom will be from 8pm the fabulous red carpet. The to midnight. Remember ~o dress Premiere ,will be held on April appropriately. Prom will be held 260 2008. Students will be at the Pla Mor Ball room (6600 able to start purchasing tickets West O Street); close to Emerald, Monday, April 21 st and finally Nebraska. The Harris Overpass -· on Thursday, ~L\.pril24 th , no Project has closed ''O'' Street so more tic~ets sl1all be purchased be sure to plan ahead Come th,,at frjgayl so be ?1,1reto plfl.n _ _ along with your partner or ahead. Ticket prices will be with friends, it '\-Villsurely be a11 ..~!,~.1~.t~t,1§~!!;; ,••Jt~;;,.tll••··"amazingnight to remember!
experienced ':\~ e painful aftermath of an already turbulent climate. This April 4th marked the 40th year of Dr. King's absence and many questions still remain ' in this nation regarding race relations ,. and equality.
With the recent passing of Coretta Scott King, it 'is very important to remember the \: ivil Rights Movement and those who ' gave their lives for it. As the Movement towards equality continues, the legacy of Dr. King remains to be vital and relevant.
of Civil Rights and the memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. 's life and untimely death.
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By Katherine Hoover
''A Night On The Edge'' is the theme for Lincoln High School's Post Prom Party. Katie Dolan and other Lincol11High parents are working hard to create a great experience for students after Prom. It will be held over at the Edgewood Theaters 56 th and ,Highway 2 on Saturday April 26 1h • Students will need to bu y tl1eir $8 ticket( s) in advance through Wednesday April 23 rd • The party will kick off at midnight and last 'A"
until 4am; during the four hour festivity, you will be able to watch one of two movies, see a hypnotist embarrass your friends, and win amazing prizes every 20 minutes. Two Nintendo Wiis will be included with the prize give~a~ways. There will also be free food provided, and food you. can purchase at the co11cessions. Students will also get a free ''Night on the Edge'' t-shirt when they arrive . This year's Post Pron1 should be a h11gehit, get yot 1r ticket now and enjoy the fun ahead! ;;-
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The Lorraine Motel (above) is now tlie site of the Civil Rights Museum.
The motel has been preserved as a testement to the cause
This year the Presidential candidates and many people have been talking a lot about what they will do for our future and their policies they will ' put fourth for the American people if elected President. But let's talk about what these candidates have done in the past, and their history growing up, and what they have been through, to get a glimpse of what they are about and maybe what we can expect from them as President.
For the first time in American history, one of the candidates for the presidency, Senator Hillary Clinton has a good chance at the White House, as a woman in one of the major parties. Senator Clinton was born in Chicago, Illinois, on October 26, 1947, to Dorothy and Hugh Rodham. Senator Clinton became a Democrat as she was attending Wellesley College in 1968. She was active in politics and was elected student government President. As President, she advocated the admission of more African American students and the ,<).dQ;!is.sio11 of men to ~women'~ dorms. _ '"' ,;:r, J>'~-• ,,-,, In 1969 Clinton was attending Yale Law School, where she met her soon to be husband, Bill Clinton.
Both of them moved to Austin, Texas in 1972 to wotk for the McGovern campaign. Hillary moved to Washington in 1974 as she worked for the House Judiciary Committee's special counsel lohn Doar on the impeachment of President Nixon. She
As First Lady of Arkansas, Clinton championed for health care and families as well as women's and human rights around the United States and around the world. As First Lady of the United States during the nineties, she chaired the Task Force on National Health Care Reform, and fought hard to expand health insurance coverage. Clinton made public awareness of health issues. She traveled the country and the world fighting for women and children's rights. In 1995 she traveled to Beijing, China on the behalf for the United Nations Fourth World Conference On Women and stated, ''It is no longer acceptable to discuss women's rights as separate from human rights." ''Human rights are women's rights, and women's rights are human rights." Clinton became the first First La dy in American history to be elected to public office when she became the first and only woman to be elected as U.S. senator of New York in 2000. As senator, Hillary Clinton serves on the Senate Armed Services, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committees. Also the Environment, Public Works Committee, and the Special Committee on Aging. Clinton is the only senator to serve on the Transformation Advisory Group to
The other Democratic candidate, Barack Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on August 4, 1961. He went to college in Los Angeles and in 1983, he went to Columbia University in New York City Obama studied law at Harvard University and became the first African American President of the Harvard Law Review. He also was a community organizer in Chicago, Illinois. He also became a civil rights attorney. Obama also taught at the University of Chicago Law School as a senior lecturer specializing in constitutional law. From 1996 to 2004, Obama served in the Illinois State Senate and was sworn in as United States Senator of Illinois and became the only African American U.S. Senator: As Senator, he has been focused on promoting economic growth. He serves on the Environment and Public Works Committee, Veterans' Affairs Committee, and Foreign Relations Committee. Also the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
The Republican candidate for Preside11t John McCain, Was born August 29, 1936 in Panama Canal Zone, to Admiral John S. McCain jr. and Roberta Wright McCain. McCain graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1958 and served 22 years as a pilot and officer in the Navy. McCain was a POW from 1967 to 1973 at Hanoi Hilton during the Vietnam War. In 1982 he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in Of Arizona and in 1986, replaced -the well-known conservative, Berry Goldwater as U.S.
themselves, not the government. He is a supporter of the war in Iraq and believes we can win it. McCain believes that law-abiding citizens have a Constitutional right to bare arms. Senator McCain has said that he will bring down cost of health care, save Medicare and Medicaid, and prot~ct private health benefits for retirees.
No matter if you are a Democrat or Republican, liberal or conservative, this years Presidential race is one of the most important races in American history This year we have an intelligent woman, an inspirational African American, and an American war hero from the Vietnam War. You yourself need to choose who is the best candidate for you, the best leader for you, and more importantly, the beast leader for your country and your people. These candidates on their campaign trial are giving us their resume, and we need to be giving them a job interview, because this is the most important job in the country and the world, because the President is hired, by the American people. -
(Above) Jon Bokenkamp is instructing a summer writing course at UNL focusing on Screenwriting (Right) ' 'Perfect Stranger'' is one of his most recent scripts for film
The Lincoln High Speech Team had members qualify fer the State Speech Coinpetition '"in."11};;,,., Kearney, Nebraska this past month. The Oral Interpretation of , Drama team ventured to the University of Nebraska at Kearney to compete at the final meet of the season. The OID performed a dramatic interpretation of ''How To Eat Like a Child." Members of the team are Catherine Dvorak, Mitch Yost, Hannah Wrobleski, Ian Macomber, and Skylar Mosby. Under the direction of their coach, Laura Aten, the team qualified for the State competition after their regular speech season. The Speech season begins in October and runs all the way to March. After many Saturdays and long hours on the road, the OID team proved that it was · well \vorth the time: they were rated with the best of the best This year's team also earned many awards which can be seen in the display case in front of the Media Center. If you have any interest in joining the Speech Team next year, be sure to contact Mrs. Aten and find out what this exciting activity is all about.
MALY'S PLAY SELECTED
English teacher Chris Maly's script ''Friar Laurence's Cell'' has been selected to be read at the Great Plains Theatre Conference in Omaha this May. The conference features playwrights from all over the country, and Pulitzer Award playwrights will lecture at the conference, as well.
Maly wrote and directed last year's ''This Unsafe Star: The Emmett Till Story'' which will be recognized this summer at the NEA conference in Washington D.C. on July 2.
Tb;., year eight Lincoln High students medaled in the Nebraska State Visual Art Competition. Jacob Anderson won two gold medals for sculpture and jewelry. Dinka Busovic won silver for photography, Ethan Nichols won silver for printmaking, and Merem Kassim won silver for printmaking. Bronze medal winners are Catherine Dvorak for paintin·g, Daniel Leija for drawing, Mike Maly for mixed media, and Lindsay Trejo for jewelry.
DEBATETEA~ITRIUMPH
The Lincoln High debate team may be small - 8 people - but at the recent Nebraska State Policy Debate competition, they proved that quality always triumphs over quantity. David Frenzel and Andrew Specht earned State Runner-Up nearly upsetting the Millard North Debate team. The team worked long and hard to obtain this title. This finish was a huge accomplishment: Coach Brian Goodbrake noted that the LHS debate team has not been this successful in upwards of 10-15 years. The team competes in tournaments every weekend, debating politics, morals, and ethics. ''They're very dedicated people," Goodbrake says. In addition to coaching the debate team, Goodbrake .is currently in negotiations to instruct a Debate class next year, if enough students sign up. ''I learned more in four years of doing high school debate than I learned in all nine years of high school and college put together," he says. Joining the team itself is not a requirement for the class, but the participation and the experience would give students the ability to think more deeply and to look closely at both sides of an issue. Lincoln High School already has a solid reputation when it comes to theatre and band, but Goodbrake believes we can also become one of the top debate schools in the state. ''I really believe that we could build ourselves a dynasty here." If this season was any indication, they are well on their way. jio
''It's a pretty big deal, I guess," Is all Benito Sanchez ( 11) has to say about The Mayor's Arts Award for Artistic Achievment he received. He received this prestigious award for a play he directed in the fall at Sheldon Art Gallery called ''Senora Tortuga." The play is about a mystical woman who teaches valuable lessons to two young Mexican children living on the border. This is not the first of Benito's art achievments, he was also awarded a Superior rating at the State Thespian Convention for a short film called ''Moonshine'' which can be viewed on You Tube and features LHS students.
Nichols (9), ~atherine Dvorak (12), Lindsay Trejo (11), Jacob Anderson (11), Dinka Husovic (12), Michael Maly (12), and Merem Kassim (12). ot pictured: Daniel Leija (12).
Pl1oto Courtesv of Jared Vivier •
Above, Benito Sanchez (11) directs his latetst play in the auditorium.
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by Eli Barney
If you currently receive television broadcasts for free through an antenna, you could be watching static on February 17, 2009. This is because the FCC has set February 17 as the deadline for all full-power television stations to switch from analog broadcasting to · digital broadcasting.
While digital television (DTV) has some advantages over analog television, the problem is that many people still use TVs that only have analog tuners People who still want to use their analog TV after February 17 will need to buy a digital converter box These set-top boxe s plug into both your TV and your antenna to convert the digital signal into an analog signal that your TV can understand. These will allow anyone with an analog TV to receive free over-the-air broadcasts. ·
The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has a ,·couponl)rogram where you can get up to two $40 coupons to use
for buying converter boxes. You are only allowed to use one coupon for one box, and the cheapest ones are about $50, so you end up paying at least $10 out-of-pocket. The FCC only allows you to use the coupons on ·certain low-end models, so the most you can pay using the coupon is about $30. Any converter box more expensive than that is going to be full • price.
There are many people who won't need to worry about converter boxes. If you own a TV that already has a digital tuner you won't need one The easiest way to find out if your TV has a digital tuner is to look it up on the manufacturer's website. Anyone who already has cable or satellite will not need a converter box.
Once digital broadcasting takes over, you can expect many new features, like better quality, longer range, the possibility of HD over the air, and multi-language captions. As long as you make sure you're ready, you can expect to get more out of free TV
b Emil Stanfield Lafosse (playe~ ~y Amy y y Adams), an asp1r1ng American Miss Pettigrew Lives actress and singer, was not for a Day is a thoroughly looking for a nanny, but for a well-made and enjoyable social secretary. She warms up comedy. The movie open~ in · to Miss Pettigrew right away, pre- WWII London, showing not knowing that she isn't . Miss Pettigrew (Frances actually a social secretary. McDormand) getting fired Immediately Miss Pettigrew from yet another nanny is catapulted into the glitzy, position - she is ~pparently glalllorous, and sometimes the worst nanny 1n London. quite stressful, world of Her employer tells her that London's elite social scene. she will not be able to find With little plot twists another position. This is thrown in every few minutes devastating news for- Miss (usually involving the rr1u.11y Pettigrew, who only knows men in Miss Delysia's life), how to be · nanny, and without Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day ajob she will be on the. has a good story line without streets. Desperate fo r a J~b, ever getting too serious, and she steals the card of a cli~nt is full of slapstick comedy. before leaving the employer's Though I don't think it will office. be nominated for any Oscars • Miss Pettigrew a:1'1ves ( except mayb~ for costume at the address on the client, design, which was , excellent), Miss Delysia Lafosse's Miss Pettigrew Live,;;for a Day card, to find someone quite is a great movie for 11,any0ne different from what she looking to get a few laughs. expected. Miss Delysia
By Emily Stanfield
Lincoln High's step team, IIG recently won a statewide cheerleading and step team competition at Omaha's Qwest Center on February 24th. Even though IIG was the smallest squad at the competition, with
only six members, it won. Along with certificates and medallions, IIG received $250 for winning. Members of the winning team were: Ben Curtis-Beard, Tessa Smith, Jennifer Nguyen, Koby Higginson, Becca Stout, and Tim Curtis-Beard.
Each performance at the 2008 Cheer Competition had to be ten minutes long, use props and do some acting, and the team members needed to know five facts about UNL.
''What set IIG apart from the other teams," say,s IIG's sponser
Lee Smith, ''is that the other teams used music, and their performances looked like MTV music videos.
IIG just uses their feet and hands to make beats, so it's more like what stepping was originally like.''
IIG comes up with their own beats, and with the help of their coach, Jessica Dobbins, puts them into routines.
When asked what it felt like to participate in a step competition, IIG member Ben Curtis-Beard said, ''I felt nervous, excited, and confident all at the same time. It felt amazing (to win the competition) because I never won a competition before. I feel like I'm on top of the world."
Even though Lee Smith has never· sponsored a club before, she feels strongly about keeping IIG alive.
''School step teams in Lincoln started at Lincoln High, this school · really should have a step team. What these kids do really represents what
estep is.''
Besides working on their own routines and going to competitions, IIG mentors a step team at Clinton Elementary School.
''(Being on a step team) takes determination. teamwork, a oositive
attitude, and most of all hard work," says Ben Curtis-Beard. What he e:njoys most about, though, is, ''I get to do something I really love to do!''
LHS SENIOR IS A NATION LIASON FOR TEENAGERS
Senior Zen Kennen was nominated to the Youth Leadership Team of the National Campaign by Ronda Dawson of the Department of Health and Human Services. The Youth Leadership Team acts as liaisons between the Campaign and the teenagers of Ameri~a, by hosting events and voicing the concerns of our fellow students.
Ke nnen is particularly interested in comprehensive sex education, also known as ''abstinence plus education.'' She states, ''I believe it is incredibly important to give teenagers all applicable information and let them make their own life choices." While the Campaign is partially federally funded, and must (in order to keep this funding) stress the importance of marriage as the goal of healthy relationships, Keenen believes that there are as many right choices as there are relationships, and teenagers have the right to if and when to marry, be sexually active, and have 'children.
Keenen recognizes the importance of parenting and the daunting task of parenting at a young age: ''Pregnancy and parenting are the beginnings of a new stage of one's life. Teenagers should never have to cross that threshold before they're
ready, and most aren't ready yet. At the same time, an adult can tell a teenager not to have sex as easily as they can say 'stop texting in school': some of them are gonna do it anyway. And so, with that thought in mind, I believe that we should give teenagers safe ways to communicate · physically. There should never be any shame healthy communication."
Last month saw the release of shocking statistics regarding sexually transmitted diseases in relation to young women in America. Keenen's important service and work comes at a critical time for many young women in our community and pur nation. Keenen commented, ''I believe talking about sex and sexuality, getting real facts, are the first steps towards a better outlook on the choices · we as adolescents are facing."
Keen en's work has earned her national recognition and she will certainly be a Link to watch as she continues her higher education next year.
(RIGHT: Senior Zen Keenen)
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It has been coined the ''Sistine Chapel of Baseball'' and this summer will mark the end of its illustrious career. No other sports venue has witnessed as much success and history as Yankee Stadium.
Built in 1923 at a record pace, it is considered to be the first ''stadium'' in America. Due to its three-tiered structure, the mammoth venue was built during the historic career of Babe Ruth. On opening day, in fact, Ruth hit a home run to help def eat the Boston Red Sox.
As a symbol of baseball's growing popularity and prosperity of postwar America, Yanke e Stadium set the standard that teams never quite matched. With the benefit of tremendous teams throughout the century, the Yankees were a constant allure to fans and the baseball world, alike. Featuring the careers of Mantle, Ruth, Gehrig, Dimaggio, Jeter, Jackson, Berra, Munson (just to name a few), players and fans have stood in awe of the ball yard in the Bronx.
--AlL~sfARGAME·
Now history is creating the new Yankee Stadium, directly behind the current one.
Consequently, Nebraska has ties to the historic yard: Nebraska pitcher Joba Chamberlin is a crowd favorite and is fast becoming etched into Yankee lore. The Nebraska Cornhuskers earned their first bowl victory in 1962's Gotham Bowl against Miami in front of a crowd that barely numbered in the hundreds. It was Bob Devaney's first bowl and many, many were to follow.
Many festivities are planned for this last season: the All-Star Game will be played there. The game's sluggers will take aim for the famed short ''porch'' in right that was built to cater to Babe Ruth's swing.
Ex-players and fans will flock to the baseball shrine for one last time as a new era will commence. As well as
Aside from baseball, many famed boxers have fought at Yankee Stadium, and the NFL's New York Giants called Yankee Stadium ''home'' for decades, as well. After the attacks of September 11, 2001, Yankee Stadium served New York City ' as the stadium hosted a memorial service dedicated to the lives that were lost during the attacks.
This is truly a buidling that has ''seen it all."
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her mailbox. The "driver" was a K-9 who had jumped in the passenger side and slipped the automatic transmission into drive. Police officer in charged was not disciplined.
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of his being President sends a cold chill down my spine. He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper, and he worries me," wrote Republican Senator Thad Cochran, shortly before endorsing McCain. _
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According to a CBS New York Times poll, 80 percent of Americans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction. That was up from 69 percent a year ago, and 3 5 percent in early 2002.
Mariah Carey's latest single · While Bill Clinton is - peaking at ndiana University romoting his
"Touch My Body'' put her at the top of the number one singles record, surpassing Elvis Presley.
A Utah woman was hit by a police SUV while going to
ife, the Obama • ampa1gn pstages him by -~~ giving away free Dave Matthews Band tickets • simultaneously.
On a campaign trip in Pennsylvania Barack Obama made a trip to the bowling alley and bowled a 37 in a 10 frame game. That's an average of 3.7 pins per frame.
Hilary Clinton ompares erself to ocky Balboa: _ __,,,.Let me tell you something, when it comes to finishing a fig ht, Rocky and I have a""lot in common. I never quit. I never give up. J\nd neither do the American people," Hilary Clinton said .
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By David Cossart
In 1980, Robert Mugabe made history in the African country of Zimbabwe by leading its first recognized independent government since the British colonization. In doing so, he completed Zimbabwe's transition from an oppressive, racist colonial-era ideology to a free, democratic , prosperous lifestyle. He headed a new majority government that brought blacks and whites together in order to care for all of Zimbabwe's socioeconomic groups. He promised his people peace , reconciliation, and change. At the time, there appeared to be hope on the horizon for the people of Zimbabwe. But although pockets of prosperity exist, Zimbabwe is a bit different
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from Mugabe's promise. 80% of Zimbabwe's people are unemployed. The country's annual inflation rate just topped 100,000%. At least half a million people have fled the country. So, you many ask, why is this happening? Many people would say it is because of Robert Mugabe. During Robert Mugabe's 28-year rule, he has come under fire for his many controversial actions. Probably the most infamous of his policies were his ''land grabs." In these land grabs, Mugabe granted many of Zimbabwe's 4,000 whiteowned farms to war veterans and poor black farmers. No one can blame Mugabe and the impoverished fa11ners for wanting a little equality - at the time, white farmers controlled 70% of Zimbabwe's
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farmland, a remnant of colonial-era discrimination. But in the after1nath of the land grabs, white farmers and black farm workers were killed and Zimbabwe's agricultural · production plunged, as the new farmers had neither the experience nor the resources after many years of apartheid. Since the land grabs started, Mugabe himself has admitted that they were a failure. Although Mugabe has become infamous for the land grabs, other controversies also surround his rule. One such instance was an event nicknamed Operation Murambatsvina. After the 2005 Zimbabwe election in which the nation's urbanized areas · massively voted against Zanu-PF (Mugabe's political party), the re-
elected Mugabe ordered an ''urban cleanup campaign'' in which the workplaces and homes of around 700,000 city-dwelling people were demolished. Another incident, called the Gukurahundi, occurred in the province of Matabeleland. During this atrocity, Mugabe's army murdered 20,000 Ndebeles, an ethnic minority of Zimbabwe. Some outsiders, including Gregory Stanton, the president of Genocide Watch, have gone so far to call the Matabeleland incident a genocide. These events, and others like them, show the true ideology of Robert Mugabe - ideals not of peace and reconciliation, but of inequality and greed.
Nebraskans Seek Notice of Civil Rights Leader
By Emily Rejda
On Wednesday, April 16 Senators asked the Secretary of Treasury to select the Ponca Chief Standing Bear as a design for the dollar coin. In September of last year Congress approved a bill that would honor in:fluencial American Indians in United States' history. The bill allows a different leader to be selected as the reverse side of the Sacagawea coin. Both Governor Dave Heinem an and Nebraska Repres ent ati v e Jeff F orte n berry made r e ques ts for St anding Bea r t o b e the des ign for t h e coin.
Chi ef St an d ing Bear was th e c h ief of the Ponca Indian Nat ion. They originally lived in th e Missouri River Valley but the U.S. government forced them out o f Neb raska and in t o Oklahoma b ecause their land in Nebraska had
Poncas were back to their land, they were again forced out and sent back to Oklahoma. During this second journey many were lost. Chief Standing Bear could no longer endure the toll it had taken on his people, so he again moved them back to Nebraska in 1879. They returned to the Omaha Reservation where General Crook and his soldiers stopped them and Chief Standrng Bear was arrested. Th e n on April 8, 1879 a writ of habea s c orp u s w a s fil ed at th e Di str i ct Co urt of N eb r as k a. A ft er t h e tw o- day trial of Stand ing Bear v . C ro ok t he judge ruled on May 12, 187 9 in favor of Chief Standing Bear. The judge ruled that Indians were protected under the law and d id hav e the right to a writ of habeas c orpus s ecuring Constituti ona l r igh ts been g iven away in another tre aty f or all America n I n d i ans in 1877. When Chief Standing Bear Chief Standing Bear is and the Poncas arrived in Oklahoma, "' known for his involvement in they decided they wanted their own earnin,g civil rights for his nation, land back and they started to walk as well as all Indians in the United the long journey back to Nebraska. States. Chief Standing Bear died They first arrived at the in 1908 but he was honored and • Otoe Reservation and then at the · inducted into the Nebraska Hall of ,~" Fame in 1978. Omaha Reservation. Once the
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Most college-bound seniors up, I believe that there are more Jon Cole has always been Here are some of the many seniors at Lincoln High stay in Lincoln for opportunities els ewhere." planning to go to college out of who are leaving Lincoln for college: college: many opt to attend UNL, Molly Keran was a little town. Nebraska Wesleyan, 0r Southeast more hesitant to decide to leave . .''I want an Community College. Staying in Lincoln for college. Keran will be .education that isn't Lincoln has many benefits: th ere are attending Stanford Uni':'ersity in Palo avaifable in Lincoln great programs at all three schools in Alto, California, but her decision to I want to meet new Lincoln. Moreover, UNL and SCC go there was harder than some might people and get out of are less expensive than many schools expect. my box," Cole says. outside of the state. A few students, '' It was a difficult decision ''I guess it's always Cole . though, make plans to leave the because UNL is a .good school 1 and been expected of me [to leave for
Lincoln-area for various reasons. if I went there I would have a good college], which now I realize is kind
Karis Parker: Wheaton College, Wheaton; IL
Christiana Wismer: Wheaton .ft' ·College, Wheaton, IL ·
Leah Adams: St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
Emily Stanfield: Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA
Lauren Pudenz: Iowa State, Ames, Genni _, ,,.,,,.... idea about what I would be doing of uncommon." IA Bachinski is and what it would be like,'' says He plans to attend either Tiffany Maske: Northwest Missouri planning to attend Keran. Eventually, Keran decided on Macalester College in St. Paul, State, Maryville, MO the Art Institute of · Stanford because the school gave her MN or Kalamazoo College in Emma Larson: Moody Bible Philadelphia. She a good financial aid package and it is Kalamazoo, MI. ''They have a Institute, Chicago, IL will be studying one of the most prestigious schools solid liberal arts education, they're Heidi Paneitz: UMKC, Kansas City, photography, and Bachin;ki in America. diverse, and they just gave me a MO the Art Institute of Philadelphia is ''I like it because it's a really good good vibe."
For over one hundred years, among the top ten schools in the school, the campus is beautiful and · In seeking opportunities nationally, Lincoln High has had a tradition country for said program. That is not the environment is academically students are prone to find precisely of sending its students all over the the only reason she wants to leave~ stimulating." Keran adds, ''There the education they are wanting. country to pursue a higher education,
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By Zach James and Staff
·On Tuesday, April 22, Hillary Rodham Clinton defeated Barack Obama in the Pennsylvania primary by 10 %, the figures being 55% to 45%. Clinton's big win in Pennsylvania is just the latest of victories in states that are huge in the electoral college (158 delegates to be exact), putting a small dent in Obama's delegate lead. Clinton also surpassed Obama's popular vote lead.
Most of the state's counties
By Emily Rejda
On Friday, April 18 at 4:30 AM an earthquake shook the southern Illinois area. The quake reached a 5 .2 on the Richter Scale and · was felt over one hundred miles away. There were reports from Kentucky, Kansa.s, West Virginia, and even Alabama that they also felt some effects of the shock.
are .made up of blue-collered whites and Catholics, that Hillary Clinton won with about 75% to 35% or less. These huge margins shows the Democratic Super delegates that Obama can't win these voters in the general election against John McCain. The working class whites and Catholics are a must win to become president.
'' It's a long road to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, and it runs right through the heart of Pennsylva nia, I'm in this race to
fight for you You know you can count on me to stand up strong for you every single day in the White House." Clinton also added, ''The tide is turning.''
Clinton was victorious in Indian a by two percenatage points; however, she suffered a doubledigit defeat in North Carolina prompting the media to questionwhether she could mathmatically defeat Barack Obama.
Placing her own finances into her ca1npaign ( at the sum of $6 million dollars), Clinton vowed
to continue to run for the Democratic nomination. Several Super Delegates are ''undecided'' and many believe the race will continue.
The media has been contemplating the course of this race for months and it has yet to be decided. States that have remaining primaries and will seal the fate of the nomination are:
This earthquake was reported as _ the largest one to hit the area in forty years. The last earthquake was in 1968 and reached a 5 .4 on the Richter Scale.
The epicenter of the earthquake was located seven miles below ground and thirtyeight miles northwest of Evansville, Indiana. After the
initial quake there were the after shocks, which reached up to 4.5 on the Richter Scale. After the immediate quake there was no major reported damages and no " serious 1nJur1es . . Earthquakes that occur in the Midwest are felt over a larger distance because the Earth's cnist is less fractured; whereas
the geography of the western coast, in areas such as Calif omia, the earthquakes are much more centralized. 1\t1oreover, earthquakes are a constant fear. This earthquake fell into the WabashVal1ey Seismic Zone and the concern was that it would . cause more earthquakes in the adjacent zone.
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By Natalia Ledford
It's that time of year. Graduation is just around the comer and we seniors have got to start saying goodbyes to all the different aspects of high school we've become so accustomed to.
This will be the last article I ever write for the Lincoln High Advocate. What an end of an era. It's kind of sad, actually. I feel like I should be cueing up the Celine Dion in the background, looking over all the past issues andreminiscing about the fun times I've had on newspaper staff ...
There we go. ''Don't wanna be allll byyyy myyyyselllf '' *Sigh. Where to begin?
There was the time I got ' all that hate mail after writing my editorial about emo kids. (Some people still think I was trying to get them deported, which I maintain was not true.)
There was also the time I tried to sneak across the street with the Journal Star/Associated Press to get some quotes from Fred Phelps for an article. (He was the crazy Kansas guy who made the news a couple years ago for protesting against homosexuality at the funerals of fallen soldiers.) I remember making it within 10 feet of the guy before the cops realized a 15-yearold wouldn't be working for the AP ...
I even dabbled in a little investigative reporting with the ID policy this year. I wanted to find out just how hard it would be for someone to walk around school without getting stopped by campus security. You will no1mally get stopped if you're not wearing anything around your neck, but as it turns out, as long as you have SOMETHING attached to a lanyard you're fine. (After I lost my actual Lincoln High school ID, I duct taped
a Kohl ' s gift card to a lanya1 d and wore it around fo1·over a week, never got stopped.)
I never wrote the article about how ineffective the policy is out of fear that they'd actually make me buy a new ID. But this is the last • issue
And boy, as I look back, I realize that working for the Advocate really has lead to some of the most ridiculous events of my life. But moreso, it has lead to the most monumental. If it wasn't for this newspaper I wouldn't have met students from all over the world, discovered my call to become a · journalist or traveled to Washington DC last march for a journalism · · conference with some of the nation's top names in broadcasting and print. So now it's time to go. But I couldn't leave this paper without encouraging any and all readers to give journalism a shot if you think you might like it. If you have a
passion for understanding people and the world, you're going to be good at it. Even if you don't have writing skills yet, those come with work. All you need to start out with is that passion. Once you've got that, everything else will follow.
_ Students working on the Advocate staff have a special advantage as well. WE GO TO LINCOLN HIGH! There are more stories floating around this school than anywhere in the city, honestly. However, no matter what you do, the best advice I can give to any student as a leaving senior comes in three steps. 1) Find a passion (journalism or not) 2) Get GOOD at it 3) Go for it.
I'll sure miss writing for this paper, but I will never forget it I know that wherever I go in my career, I'm always going to look back at the Advocate and remember that this is where it all started.
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Saving the Planet's Resources Is The World's Greatest Priority
By Emily Stanfield
Tu e sday, April 22 was Earth Day , so here is a little Earth Day history : According to the web site www.earthday.enronlink.org, Earth Day was an idea proposed by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin in 1962. He was frusti:ated that the state of the environment was not a concen1
enviromnent. On April 22, 1970, Earth Day swept the nation: 20 million demonstrators and thousands of schools across and communities a c ross the nation participated. Finally, the environment got the political attention it deserved. Earth Day has come and gone this y e ar , but the environment can use your help every day. IIere are some small things you can do to help: in American politics. Nelson convinced the then President John Kennedy to go on an environmental conservation tour through eleven states, hoping it would put environmental issues on the national llr
political agenda. Though the tour was not the success Nelson hoped it would be, it sparked the idea to have !i a national Earth Day.
While on a conservation speaking tour in 1969, Nelson got the idea to have a huge grassroots protest to raise awareness about the
by Zach James campaign was about peace, equality, similar to Robert's ''i5~6ther's campaign him in the head as supporters and ''What we need in the United ending the war in Vietnam that for the White House in 1960. reporters rustled with Sirhan to get States is not division; what we need in Americans were dying in vain every Kennedy stepped on to the the gun from him. Screams of horror the United States is not hatred; what day, and getting the country moving podium and delivered a moving and great despair rushed through we need in the United States is not again. Many Americans loved the speech about peace, and equal rights the ballroom as people ran from the violence and lawlessness, but is love, idea of having another Kennedy in the for every American because, ''We are kitchen in a panic. and wisdom, and compassion toward white house, and how similar if not brothers." At the end of his speech Kennedy was rushed to the one another, and a feeling of justice better then his older brother, President Kennedy stated, ''I thank you, and now, hospital, where ~e died the next toward those who still suffer within John F. Kennedy. on to Chicago and let's win there!'' morning at 1:44 AM at the age of our .country, whether they be white It was late at night when the The crowd roared as Kennedy left the 42. That night in the Ambassador or whether they be black." Robert F. numbers came in; Robert F. Kennedy podium and took a detour through the • Hotel is when the dream died, Kennedy spoke to a group of supporters had won the California primary hotel kitchen and was greeted there and many Americans were in Indianapolis shortly after he was told against Eugene McCarthy. The by hotel workers and supporters. As disillusioned. Robert F. Kennedy of Martin Luther King Jr. 's death. Kennedy campaign announced the Kennedy shook hands and thanked will be remembered for his great
On June 5, 1968 Robert F. good news to a huge crowd gathered hJ~ s~pporters for his crucial win in courag ~ , his abili ty to unite people, , Ka.-.eilJI - e - dywas ·c1rmpaigning~ ery nard i~ the ballroom of the Ambassador California, a Palestinian immigrant by and his great fight to end hatred and in the state of California. In California Hotel in Los Angeles. The cheering the name of Sirhan Sirhan pointed a discrimination throughout the United and around the country, Kennedy's crowd chanted ''RFK, RFK, RFK'', .22 revolver at Kennedy and then shot States.
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By David Frenzel
A crowd from all around the community filled the Arts and Humanities School on May 2nd. Over 200 patrons came to see students and alumni of the ~·progra:Ql perform music and model fashion in a benefit for the Community CROPS: A Non-Profit Organization in Lincoln.
Community CROPS manages and works on the various ''community gardens'' in parks around town. All of the clothes were worked on by students, and the whole benefit set-up was primarily student-run. Planning started at the beginning of 2nd semester with 20-30 students gathering every week
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in Mr. Clark's room during Studio/ Study Hall on Wednesdays. As a student at the program, I, like everyone helped prepare for this amazing event.
''This is for the students'' says Amy Rauch, Language and Visual Arts teacher at the program.
The Benefit opened with Hana Kombluh, who graduated from Arts last year and is now a freshman student at UNO, playing acoustic guitar and later on, accordion with one of her friends. Then, around 8:00, Ms. Rauch and the student organizers - Gretchen Larson and Sam Macke
came up to the microphone to say a few words and wished everyone a wonderful evening.
Baked Goods and Coffee were being sold all night, tickets sold out at 3 dollars a piece, and a booth was set up to give info11nation about the Community CROPS project.
The Fashion Show featured models who strolled the runway. It included Molly McCleary, Austin Edstrom, Alex Joekel, Leah Adams from LHS/ Arts, Shelby Knobel from LSE, among others, while Brad Linhardt, a senior at Lincoln High and Arts, helped models off the platform. Techno Music for the Modeling
Show was courtesy of Ben Kramer (alum) and Anders Finkelsen (student).
Later in the evening, students had an opportunity to rock out the music of the Damit Dolls and Airplanes to Athens (both bands consisting of students and alumni of the program). All in all, it turned out to be a great event, and we hope more will come in the future, as seniors leave the school and a new class of freshmen enter the program.
If you would like to learn more, please contact Community CORPS for more info1mation.
The truth is, two thirds of sexually active teens wish they had waited longer.
Why? Because there are over 1.2 million teenage pregnancies in the U.S. each year. For every pregnant teen, there are 10 who get an STD. Sex has physical, emotional, spiritual and social consequences. (Center for Disease Control and Prevention and The Heritage Foundation)
So what are you waiting for? Wait for marriage •••that's the best choice.
52°/oof teenswho start smokingare influencedby tobaccouse in movies.With brand placement costingmillions of dollars,do you really think Big Tobacco'sproductsappearby accident? Didn't think so.
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By Emily Stanfield
The Little Prince is based on the French story Le Petit Prince by Antoine de SaintExupery. It follows the story of a pilot who crashes in the Sahara Desert. While stranded there, the pilot meets a strange little boy from another planet who is on a journey across the uni.verse to find answers for himself. He tells the pilot about his journey to several planets and the people he met on them. Both the little prince and the pilot learn about life, relationships, and most of all, ''It is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye."
The Little Prince was directed by English teacher Molly Thomas, and assisted by student teacher Erin Cico.
The lead cast includes Zen Keenan as the Little Prince, Mike Maly as the Pilot, Bonita Rickers as the Fox, Breanna Achen as the Snake, Ian Macomber as the King, Benito Sanchez as the Lamplighter, Hannah Wroblewski as the Geographer, Catherine Dvorak as the Rose, Kenny Melpolder as the Conceited Man, and Grant Langdon as the Business Man
The entire cast included 45 members and technical crew.
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Lincoln High School will be a different place next year: Many of our fine in.,structors are retiring after illustri: ous careers. Collec ,tively, they have taught thousands I of students and have impacted the community in many ; positive ways. Staff and students will miss their pres-··ence and are thankful for their dedication and service to Lincoln High School. Please take time to thank these '; individuals for making Lincoln High School the extraor,. dinary place that it is.
Barbara Adkins, Special Education Instructor
Susan Johnston, ELL Instructor
Larry Parker, Athletic Director
Susan Pierce, Social Studies Instructor
Shirley Rine, Coordinator /World Language
Judy Strand, English Instructor
Bob Dahlgren, Para
* Note: These were the known retirements during ' , our press cycle; we apologize for any omissions.
By Erin Krenk
''Pfft .... that's pretty much next to impossible to get," a friend said to Natalia Ledford when she told him · about the $50,000 journalism scholarship she was devoting her weekend to. Ledford, a senior here at Lincoln High and four year member of the Advocate, dedicated an entire weekend last fall to cutting out her best articles she had written for
with the other students at the conference, Ledford met the man who founded the USA Today, AI · Neuharth, as well as several other prestigious journalists from major newspapers such as the New York Times. At the conference, students were to go through several interview processes to determine which male and which female would the school paper and placing them into a binder to cre ate a journalism portfolio for which she would then submit to the Al receive the scholarship Neuharth Free Spirit Journalism of a $50,000. College Scholarship Committee. , Ledford was
Not long after sending beyond thrilled to attend the in her portfolio, Ledford was conference and the thought notified that she was one of that she would be competing the 100 students across the for $50,000 did not seem to nation who received a $1000 bother her. ''Before going to the scholarship and an all-~xpe1:,~e-.. conferencey I was expecting to paid trip to Wash1:ngton, o~ meet a lot of ultra competitive, to attend a conference, which conceited, over-achievers that was held in mid-March. Along would ultimately annoy the heck
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ua e Czech, Japanese, and Russian. The language fair allowed students to network with UNL faculty and students, to tour the university campus, andtotakethelanguage placement exam for ne w student enrollment t he next sch ool yea r . T he Fair also s erved a s a day for high school stude nt s to preview col l ege life at UNL and as a recruiting tool for the university's Modem Language
out of me, but it was the complete opposite. There was $50,000 at stake, and yet, we all just laughed and encouraged each other before the interviews and really helped put each other at ease," says Ledford. ''I remember not,even being ervous as walked in o meet Al euharth .._and tlinterview ifor the rst time ecause I ew that ven if the scholarship did not go to me, it would end up in the hands of somebody who really deserved it." ·
On her last night in DC, Ledford was declared as the female recipient of the $50,000 Al Neuharth Free Spirit Journalism College Scholarship. She was given a plaque by Al •
N euharth himself, and then said a few inspiring words of her own. Ledford plans to study Journalism and is currently deciding where she wants to attend school next fall. She has been accepted to the University of Nebraska as well as several other out-of-state schools.
''Meeting professionals in the field I want to go into made all of my ideas and dreams about the future seem a lot more realistic," Ledford says, ''After talking to them you realize that they are just people too, and it's really not a far fetched idea to think that you could be just like them some day."
Ledford describes her experience at the conference as amazing, life changing, and a tremendous experience.
''I learned that you have to believe in yourself if you want others to believe in you, too. Where there's a will there's a way." Ledford says, ''Wow cliche, cliche, cliche but it is all so true."
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high school students from across that state gathered at the Nebraska Union to attend the 32 nd Annual Modem Language · Fai r , o n Ma rch 1 3 th • UNL students watche d i n disbelief as m o r e t h an 7 5 0 t eenagers too k over t heir university c ampus. These student s came to UN L for one c o mmon purp ose , to demonstr a te their language skills. . and Literature department. ... Through out the day there wer e va r iou s comp e titi v e even ts f or each l anguage. Students studying Spanish, German, and French had the opportunity to show off their linguistic ·skills through drama, poetry, music, and poster-making. Other events included mini-lessons on other ,., languages, such as Basque,
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Whether you are planning ; to attend UNL or not, the annual Modem Language Fa ir pro v id es many opp o rtun ities and valuable information for students seeking higher education in foreign languages So, as the next Language Fair rolls by, remember that language is the key to bridging
Friday, May 2, 2008 Lincoln High ' s Literary Magazine Scribe wa s honored with a Superior Award. Members of the Scribe staff were recognized at a ceremony at the State Capitol building. Pictured above (L-R) Erica
Novotny, Miss McGinn, Sheanna O'Brien, Kyler Mackal, Dylan Roberson, and Faith Schell. The Scribe is sold through the English Department and has .gaps and increasing awareness between different cultures. been the lierary anthology for Lin<:;olnHigh since 1930.
onducted an inforrnal survey of • 109 professional historiru1sand ound 98% of them believe Bush's II residency has been a failure, while ,nly , 2% see it as a success. While. ush is still arguing that history will indicate him, 61 % of the polled ·storians say the cu.rrentpresidency s the worst in American History. a raflic was backed up and police ·ere called to control the crowd fter a gas station in Wilmington, orth Carolina accidentally set the ump price at,35 cents a gallon.
dog was found alive and in , elatively good shape after spenging ight days trapped in the rubble fa building that exploded in reckenridge, Colorado, critically njuring the pup's owner
governor in northern Saudi Arabia as ordered authorities to ptmish
men who nm'1/tth women in puo11c places by c atting their hair,local media said Tuesday.
A high school in Portl.md, Oregon is enforcing a new rule that eyebrows with shaved vertical lines must be shaved off completely in order to attend school.,
Iranian government officials say that the importation of U.S. products is ''destructive.'' Specifically referring to Barbies, they claim it poses a thre~t to the ''personality and • identity'' to the new generation.
In Beijing, China a $286,000 sculpture was dismantled days before its unveiling because a senior government official disliked the color.
According to a survey Britons are ruder than they were a decade ago. Almost three-quarters of people think D1annersshould be11ta,ughtat school.
'Iwostuntmenwas seriously inj.umd in an acci~t on the Italian set of the late.st.James Bond movie. One stantman was driving an Aston Martin DBS when he skidded off the road and plunged into icy waters. The other stuntman injure.d was a behind the wheel of an Alfa Romeo was hurt in an accident anttrushed to the hospital, he is still in critical condition.
Also on the set of the James Bond movie, the mayor of a remote northern Chilean town burst onto the ''Quantum of Solace'' set and was detained by police. He said he interrupted filming because he was • angry at excessive police presence in the small town, and the fact that the Chilean soil was being used to represent neighboring Bolivia.
A grizzly bear featured in the recent Will Ferrell film ''Semi-Pro'' and touted as one of the best trained animals in show business has killed
er. ·1Jle 1UtJPQUllClbear 01 its trainer in the neck.· Authorities are.unsure of what provoked the attack.
The richest of Russia are now pr,pducinga magazine, television channel, and website for those who are successful and those who wish to be successful. ,The.magazine will be appropriately titled, i'Snob.t' Mikhail Prokhorov, the founder, is currently ranked as the 24th richest person in the world.
Hilary Clinton's pic k for the Kentucky Derby came.in 200 before falling and being killed immediately on the spot. The winner of the race:" An inexperienced horse named Big Brown.
New York City Congressman, Vito Fossella, was charged with driving under the influence on the last day of Alcohol Awareness month. Previously he had co-sponsored legislation that would make drunk driving a violent crime.
